Meaning

noun manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

noun the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

noun the management of someone or something

originFrom Middle English handlinge, hondlunge, from Old English handlung (“handling”), equivalent to handle + -ing. Cognate with Dutch handeling (“trade, operation, action”), German Handlung (“act, action”), Swedish handling (“act, deed, action”).

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