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handles without mittens

handles without mittens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of handle without mittens.

Meaning of handle without mittens

Verb

handle without mittens (third-person singular simple present handles without mittens, present participle handling without mittens, simple past and past participle handled without mittens)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of handle without gloves.
    • Oh, madam, by the happieſt chance in the world, I met in the ſtreet juſt by the door the three chastiſers of the pariſh, newly riſen from ſitting in judgment on a young fornicator, who they have handled without mittens, and therefore will feague an old adulterer; I have told them all.1794 [1689], Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Mr. Anthony: A Comedy, London: T. Wilkins, page 47

Questions about handles without mittens

What is handles without mittens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Handles without mittens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of handle without mittens.

Words near handles without mittens in the dictionary

  1. handles
  2. handles oneself
  3. handles up
  4. handles with kid gloves
  5. handles without gloves
  6. handles without mittens
  7. handlesome
  8. handless
  9. handlessness
  10. handlest
  11. handleth

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