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Frank J. Wilstach, comp.  A Dictionary of Similes.  1916.
 
Handy
 
  Handy as a hen.
            —Anonymous		  1
  Handy as a poker in Hell.
            —Anonymous		  2
  Handy as a robin after a rain.
            —Anonymous		  3
  Handy as a pocket in a shirt.
            —J. R. Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms		  4
  Handy as a pig with a musket.
            —G. F. Northall (Folk Phrases)		  5
  As handy as a corkscrew in Kentucky.
            —James P. Wilson		  6
 
 
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