"handlings" in the noun sense
1. handling
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
2. handling, manipulation
the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
3. treatment, handling
the management of someone or something
"the handling of prisoners"
"the treatment of water sewage"
"the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"
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