handwell
nounEtymology From hand + well.
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Canada A small manhole.
- "This is not a unique handwell in a unique area – it's just like all others.2009 January 31, Nick Aveling, “School kids 'zapped' by sidewalk electricity”, in Toronto Star:
- Last Thursday five students, aged 10 and 11, from Regent Park/Duke of York Junior Public School, were zapped by a handwell on Dundas St. E. near Sumach St., said Toronto District School Board spokesperson John Caldarone.2009 February 3, Emily Mathieu, “Repairs underway to metal lids that jolted dogs, kids”, in Toronto Star: