Usually means: Support for hand while working.
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  1. handrest: Merriam-Webster
  2. handrest: Vocabulary.com
  3. handrest: Wordnik
  4. handrest: Dictionary.com
  5. handrest: Rhymezone
  6. handrest: FreeDictionary.org
  7. handrest: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. handrest: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. handrest: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (handrest)

▸ noun:  Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.

Similar:
thumbwheel, tailstock, handwheel, needlenose pliers, nosepiece, detent, treadle, stylus, platen, knurl, more...

Opposite:
armrest, arm support, arm holder

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Similar:
thumbwheel, tailstock, handwheel, needlenose pliers, nosepiece, detent, treadle, stylus, platen, knurl, more...

Opposite:
armrest, arm support, arm holder



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