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Handling :: Handling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handl.

Thumb :: Thumb (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon..

Treatment :: Treatment (n.) The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment..

Pliers :: Pliers (n. pl.) A kind of small pinchers with long jaws, -- used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire, for handling small objects such as the parts of a watch, etc..

Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question..

Blur :: Blur (v. t.) To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink..

Tongs :: Tongs (n. pl.) An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; -- often called a pair of tongs..

Bundle :: Bundle (n.) A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a bundle of old clothes..

Thumbed :: Thumbed (a.) Soiled by handling.

Tractation :: Tractation (n.) Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion.

Skid :: Skid (n.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it in handling a cargo.

Garland :: Garland (n.) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

Heaver :: Heaver (n.) One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver..

Cream-slice :: Cream-slice (n.) A wooden knife with a long thin blade, used in handling cream or ice cream..

Attrectation :: Attrectation (n.) Frequent handling or touching.

Bethumb :: Bethumb (v. t.) To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books.

Rash :: Rash (superl.) So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn..

Tractitious :: Tractitious (a.) Treating of; handling.

Shank :: Shank (v.) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it..

Handling :: Handling (v. t.) The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch..

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