handle \han"dle\ ha^n"d'l, v. t. imp.  p. p. handled
   -d'ld; p. pr.  vb. n. handling -dli^ng. oe.
   handlen, as. handlian; 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.
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            handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.
                                                  --luke xxiv.
                                                  39.
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            about his altar, handling holy things. --milton.
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   2. to manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield;
      often, to manage skillfully.
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            that fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.
                                                  --shak.
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   3. to accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of,
      with the hands.
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            the hardness of the winters forces the breeders to
            house and handle their colts six months every year.
                                                  --sir w.
                                                  temple.
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   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.
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   5. to deal with; to make a business of.
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            they that handle the law knew me not. --jer. ii. 8.
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   6. to treat; to use, well or ill.
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            how wert thou handled being prisoner? --shak.
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   7. to manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
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            you shall see how i will handle her.  --shak.
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   8. to use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a
      theme, an argument, or an objection.
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            we will handle what persons are apt to envy others.
                                                  --bacon.
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   to handle without gloves. see under glove. colloq.
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see also:
handled handling hand to handle without gloves glove 

handled \handled\ adj.
   fitted with or having having a handle; as, a handled
   magnifying glass is easier to use. opposite of handleless.
   wordnet 1.5
see also:
handleless 

-handled \-handled\ suff.
   having a usually specified type of handle; as, a
   pearl-handled revolver; a long-handled shovel.
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manhandle \manhan"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.
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   2. to handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
      webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
-handled -handling 

handled
     adj : having a usually specified type of handle; "pearl-handled
           revolver" ant: handleless
see also:
handleless