handwheel

[hand-hweel, -weel]

hand·wheel

[hand-hweel, -weel]
noun
a wheel, as a valve wheel, turned by hand.

Origin:
1930–35; hand + wheel
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Handwheel is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
WordNet
handwheel

noun
1. a wheel worked by hand 
2. control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated 
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