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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To handle all about; take (up) in one's hands; care for; deal with; treat..
In England I know a household where, after the eight o'clock breakfast, it is usual to behandle one's skeins, find one's knitting, and continue the long even rounds of the stocking begun yesterday, or copy patiently the completed gusset in the sleeve of a spencer.
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Behandle means (transitive) To handle all about; take (up) in one's hands; care for; deal with; treat..
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In England I know a household where, after the eight o'clock breakfast, it is usual to behandle one's skeins, find one's knitting, and continue the long even rounds of the stocking begun yesterday, or copy patiently the completed gusset in the sleeve of a spencer.
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