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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the
hand. |
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To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield;
often, to manage skillfully. |
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To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of,
with the hands. |
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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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To deal with; to make a business of. |
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To treat; to use, well or ill. |
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To manage; to control; to practice skill upon. |
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To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a
theme, an argument, or an objection. |
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To use the hands. |
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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. |
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That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a
purpose; a tool. |
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