1. care, treatment; touch. handling\han"dling\ , n. [as. handlung.].
2. a touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. see:
handle, v. t. the heavens and your fair handling have made you master of the field this day.
3. (drawing, painting, etc.) the mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.handling n.
4. manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something.
5. the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands [syn: manipulation].
6. the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners" or "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system" [syn: treatment].
7. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
8. See Handle, v. t.
9. The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch. the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands manual carrying or moving or delivering or working with something A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
10. A man skilled or employed in handcraft.
11. In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.
12. The quality or state of being handy.
13. See Andiron.
14. Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.
15. A handkerchief.
16. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.
17. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.
18. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or h.
19. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
20. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
21. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
22. 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.
23. To deal with; to make a business of.
24. To treat; to use, well or ill.
25. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
26. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
27. To use the hands.
28. 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.
29. That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" show and train; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs.
30. Priscilla Prescott" A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.