handle

HAND'LE, verb transitive [Latin manus.]1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.The bodies we daily handle--hinder the approach of the part of our hands that press them.2. To manage; to use; to wield.That fellow handles a bow like a crow-keeper.3. To make familiar by frequent touching.The breeders in Flanders--handle their colts six months every year.4. To treat; to discourse on; to discuss; to use or manage in writing or speaking. The author handled the subject with address. The speaker handled the arguments to the best advantage.5. To use; to deal with; to practice.They that handle the law knew me not. Jeremiah 2:8.6. To treat; to use well or ill.How wert thou handled?7. To manage; to practice on; to transact with.You shall see how I will handle her.HAND'LE, noun [Latin ansa.]1. That part of a vessel or instrument which is held in the hand when used, as the haft of a sword, the bail of a kettle, etc.2. That of which use is made; the instrument of effecting a purpose