Handling

Definitions

1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
   countable, uncountable
2. The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
3. The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
   countable, uncountable
4. A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“baggage handling”

“the heauens, and your faire handeling / Haue made you maister of the field this day”

“1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange⟳ for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass⟳ through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c.”

“In mortal terror of people forcing an entrance at such an hour, and in such a manner as to leave⟳ no doubt⟳ of their purpose, I would have⟳ turned to fly⟳ when first I heard the noise, only that I feared by any quick motion to catch⟳ their attention, as I also ran the danger of doing by opening the door, which was all but closed, and to whose handlings I was unaccustomed.”

“A miniature[…]remarkable for its brilliancy of colour and charming freedom of handling.”

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