(n) :
a touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See handle (transitive verb); (Drawing, Painting, etc.): The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch - Fairholt
"the heavens and your fair handling Have made you master of the field this day - Spenser"
(n) :
a touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See handle (transitive verb); (Drawing, Painting, etc.): The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch - Fairholt
"the heavens and your fair handling Have made you master of the field this day - Spenser"