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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-handled}; p. pr & vb n. {-handling}.] 1. To move or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as to manhandle a cannon. 2. To handle roughly; as the captive was manhandled. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Handle \Han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}; p. pr & vb n. {Handling} .] [OE. handlen, AS handian akin to D. handelen to trade G. handeln. See {Hand}.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Handle me and see for a spirit hath not flesh. --Luke xxiv. 39. About his altar, handling holy things --Milton. 2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often to manage skillfully. That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper. --Shak. 3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon or take care of with the hands. The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year. --Sir W. Temple. 4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence to buy and sell as a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock. 5. To deal with to make a business of They that handle the law knew me not --Jer. ii 8. 6. To treat; to use well or ill. How wert thou handled being prisoner. --Shak. 7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon You shall see how I will handle her --Shak. 8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection. We will handle what persons are apt to envy others --Bacon. {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: handled adj : having a usually specified type of handle; "pearl-handled revolver" [ant: {handleless}]
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