mănĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [manus].
I Lit., a little hand , Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 125.—
II Transf. (cf. Engl. handle), the handle of a plough, plough-tail , Varr. L. L. 5, § 136 Müll. (al. manibula).