Definition of Hanle
Han"dle (hăn"d'l), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Handled (-d'ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Handling(-dl&ibreve;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.]
Han"dle (hăn"d'l), v. i. To
use the hands.
They have hands, but they handle
not. Ps. cxv. 7.
Han"dle, n. [AS. handle. See
Hand.] 1. That part of vessels,
instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as
the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle,
etc.
2. That of which use is made; the instrument
for effecting a purpose; a tool. South.
To give a handle, to furnish an occasion or
means.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
HANDLE. To know how to handle one's fists; to be skilful
in the art of boxing. The cove flashes a rare handle to
his physog; the fellow has a large nose.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
- That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool - South
- (slang)? - a nickname
- To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
Quotations
*Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh - Luke 24:39
*About his altar, handling holy things - Milton
- To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
Quotations
*That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper - Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-vi
- To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
Quotations
*The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to house and handle their colts six months every year - Sir W. Temple
- 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
- To deal with; to make a business of.
Quotations
*They that handle the law knew me not - Jeremiah, 2:8
- To treat; to use, well or ill.
Quotations
*How wert thou handled being prisoner - Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part I, I-iv
- To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
Quotations
*You shall see how I'll handle her - Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, V-i
- To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
Quotations
*We will handle what persons are apt to envy others - Bacon
- A nickname or alternate name; used to refer to a person or object in lieu of the formal or given name.
- To use the hands
Quotations
*They have hands, but they handle not - Psalm 115:7
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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