handling without mittens
handling without mittens is the present participle and gerund 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)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- handle without gloves
Questions about handling without mittens
- What is handling without mittens the present participle and gerund of?
- Handling without mittens is the present participle and gerund of handle without mittens.
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