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man⋅han⋅dle

  [man-han-dl, man-han-dl]
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–verb (used with object), -dled, -dling.
1. to handle roughly.
2. to move by human strength, without the use of mechanical appliances.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME. See man 1 , handle
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man·han·dle   (mān'hān'dəl)   
tr.v.   man·han·dled, man·han·dling, man·han·dles

  1. To handle roughly.

  2. To move or handle by manpower alone.

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Word Origin & History

manhandle 
1457, "wield a tool," from man (n.) + handle (v.). Nautical meaning "to move by force of men" (without levers or tackle) is attested from 1867, but despite the late date it is probably the source of the slang meaning "to handle roughly" (1865).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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