The box also contained a small long-handled fire shovel. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891] Reference
• Use a long-handled, ceiling-fan duster to remove dust. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Clean your ceiling fans] Reference
Marse Gerald raised all dem long-handled gourds dat us used. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3] Reference
A long-handled, soft-bristled brush can also come in handy. From Wordnik.com. [Winter driving safety] Reference
• Cook with long-handled utensils and flame-retardant mitts. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Avoid accidents when grilling] Reference
Twaddles obediently seized the dustpan and the long-handled broom. From Wordnik.com. [Four Little Blossoms on Apple Tree Island] Reference
A long-handled bottle brush should be used to help clean the bottle. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
Jonas's long-handled batter-spoon and rapped three times on the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Woman] Reference
And every time the long-handled rake whisked his stakes away from him. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
Suddenly Otto sprang out from behind a hut and swung a long-handled ax. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Why is a long-handled spade easier to dig with than a short-handled one?. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
A figure moved across in the field of light: a man with a long-handled shovel. From Wordnik.com. [Tied Up in Tinsel]
Stir almost constantly with a long-handled skimmer, after the corn pulp is in. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
There were now six or eight men armed with sledgehammers and long-handled axes. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. From Wordnik.com. [The Ontario Readers Third Book] Reference
Use a long-handled brush or scraper to remove as much ice and snow as possible. From Wordnik.com. [Tires and ice: Winter driving challenges] Reference
For packing foods into jars, a long-handled spoon with a small bowl is convenient. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals] Reference
It is skimmed off by a small, long-handled, fine-orificed tin funnel, and is then ready for sale. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881] Reference
Oh, this is the season for digging and seeding, for doing great deeds with the long-handled rakes!. From Wordnik.com. [Rippling Rhymes] Reference
Other people sat on benches in front and back, several of them taking up very long-handled paddles. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
We have used common long-handled spades, cut down with shears at a machine-shop, into these shapes. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
Grabbing a long-handled brush and a bar of hard soap, Kindan directed Zenor to a bucket of scrubsand. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon's Kin]
Remove cloth and dough; shake or draw out the marrow with a long-handled fork upon slices of hot toast. From Wordnik.com. [Breakfast Dainties] Reference
Tam pulled the long-handled wirecutters from a black polythene bin bag, eyeing the fence apprehensively. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling a Frog]
Bob had a long-handled frying-pan, and the food was seasoned with the salt and savor of the out-of-doors. From Wordnik.com. [The Trumpeter Swan] Reference
Aydrian leaned on a long-handled shovel and watched the dance of the leaves, and listened to the sad wind. From Wordnik.com. [Immortalis]
Justin picked his way over several inert Maori and grabbed a long-handled tool topped by an innocuous blade. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
We believe their notion is correct, that the long-handled tool is the easier to work with, at almost any job. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
"A'right, Massa Tom, I shorely will," and Rad limped off with his pail of whitewash, and the long-handled brush. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground] Reference
Their infantry rushed forth to support them, finishing off the wounded monsters with great overhand chops of their long-handled axes. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
With hand, gently lift one end of a dough strip; pierce the opposite end with a long-handled fork and twirl fork once to secure dough. From Wordnik.com. [The Perdue Chicken Cookbook] Reference
To Bill had fallen the task of cooking, and he was busy frying eggs and bacon in a long-handled pan, which he rested on a bed of coals. From Wordnik.com. [Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains] Reference
He had scanned the place for radiation with the Geiger counter on his Harley Davidson, then stolen a pair of long-handled wire cutters. From Wordnik.com. [The Doomsayer]
The calf had over him a plush portiere that reached clear down to the ground, and over each ear was tied a long-handled feather duster!. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country] Reference
It was necessary to stir up the concrete thoroughly with long-handled slicers as it was being deposited in order to prevent segregation. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
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