-handled

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Handle \Han"dle\ (h[a^]n"d'l), v. t. [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.


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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  handled \handled\ adj.
     fitted with or having having a handle; as, a handled
     magnifying glass is easier to use. Opposite of {handleless}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -handled \-handled\ suff.
     having a usually specified type of handle; as, a
     pearl-handled revolver; a long-handled shovel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  handled
       adj : having a usually specified type of handle; "pearl-handled
             revolver" [ant: {handleless}]