starting handle

English

This old Fordson tractor has a starting handle

Noun

starting handle (plural starting handles)

(automotive, dated) a crank handle fitted to or supplied with older vehicles for the purpose of starting the engine, even if fitted with a starter motor.

References

“starting handle” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
“starting handle” (US) / “starting handle” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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