/hand"ling/ , n.
1. a touching, grasping, or using with the hands.
2. the manner of treating or dealing with something; management; treatment.
3. the manual or mechanical method or process by which something is moved, carried, transported, etc.
adj.
4. of or pertaining to the process of moving, transporting, delivering, working with, etc.: The factory added a 10 percent handling charge for delivery.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE handlung (n.). See HANDLE, -ING 1 ]