manhandle

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Word Origin & History

mid-15c., "wield a tool," also, late 15c., "to attack (an enemy)," from man (n.) + handle (v.). Nautical meaning "to move by force of men" (without levers or tackle) is attested from 1834, and is the source of the slang meaning "to handle roughly" (1865).

Example Sentences formanhandle

You're going to open your mouth and tell me what you mean, if I have to manhandle you.

You can manhandle me, but you can't make me turn against Sidney Prale.

If you have touched a button and called some fool clerk, I'll manhandle you!

The only way he could stop her would be with violence, and he didn't want to manhandle her.

But it never pays to manhandle that particular brand of tippler.

“The next time you manhandle a fellow, just be good enough to ask whether he is a friend or an enemy,” he shouted out.

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