Definition of Hand throttle

1. Noun. A hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve.

Generic synonyms: Lever

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand Throttle

hand presses
hand pump
hand puppet
hand puppets
hand ratio
hand round
hand saw
hand saws
hand shandies
hand shovel
hand someone his head
hand strength
hand surgeon
hand tab
hand throttle (current term)
hand to hand
hand to mouth
hand tool
hand tools
hand towel
hand truck
hand trucks
hand trunk
hand trunks
hand waving
hand wavy
hand wear
hand wringing
hand wringings

Literary usage of Hand throttle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"Usually consisti of a thin disk with a throttle lever which is connected with the hand throttle lever on steering wheel. The rotary type is different, ..."

2. Motor Truck Design and Construction by Clemens Thomas Schaefer (1919)
"The hand throttle of course eliminates this, and it is possible to hold it stationary ... Disadvantages of the hand throttle, besides the inconvenience in ..."

3. Motor Truck Design and Construction by Clemens Thomas Schaefer (1919)
"This joint has an extension to which the hand throttle is connected. ... The hand throttle of course eliminates this, and it is possible to ..."

4. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1910)
"The hand throttle may be set at any desired opening and it will remain in any position, whereas if the foot throttle be used, it is necessary to retain it ..."

5. Automobile Driving Self-taught: An Exhaustive Treatise on the Operation by Thomas Herbert Russell (1909)
"hand throttle—A small lever stamped "Gas" is placed on top of the steering wheel and as it is pushed forward the throttle is opened. ..."

6. Automobile Repairshop Short-cuts: Over 1500 Time and Labor-saving Kinks by Motor World (1918)
"VL Warren, Ashtabula Garage, Ashtabula, O. often difficult to devise a suitable slip connection between the hand throttle lever and the throttle so that the ..."

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