Sentence:  There was now, for instance, that bonny respectable <WSD>well-handed</WSD> lass in the village -- Thora Garth -- what objection could there be to her? She would make a good wife to any man, though of course her father was only a fisherman and not overburdened with wealth. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Skillful at manual tasks.