manhandling

[ man-han-dl, man-han-dl ]

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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 formanhandling

You know he's got a system of manhandling that's near the record in these parts.

Presently the giant paused in manhandling his men, and sniffed the air.

By manhandling Bud Hemmingway for wrapping up the wrong ankle, maam!

Forgive me for manhandling you—and all the rest, if you can!

They passed two more parties of aliens on the move, manhandling with them bulky objects the Terran could not identify.

If you know your little book, you'll come through at once and save yourself a manhandling.

Yet, in a truer sense, he felt that the necessity of manhandling him would be the final touch in this degrading interview.

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