hand-held

hand-held
/hand"held'/, adj.
1. held in the hand or hands: a hand-held torch.
2. small enough to be used or operated while being held in the hand or hands: a hand-held hair drier.
n.
3. something small enough to be used or operated while held in the hand or hands: She traded in her bulky old movie camera for a hand-held.
Also, handheld.
[1920-25]

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