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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Handle \Han"dle\ (h[a^]n"d'l), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Handled} (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} (-dl[i^]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.
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
handled \handled\ adjective fitted with or having having a handle; as, a handled magnifying glass is easier to use. Opposite of {handleless}. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
-handled \-handled\ suff. having a usually specified type of handle; as, a pearl-handled revolver; a long-handled shovel. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, verb (used with an object) [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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
handled
adjective: having a usually specified type of handle; "pearl-handled revolver" [ant: {handleless}]
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