Overhandle

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To handle excessively. transitive

    "What makes these goodies different, the company says, is that they are formed by robotic machines so that the dough is not toughened by overhandling."

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"What makes these goodies different, the company says, is that they are formed by robotic machines so that the dough is not toughened by overhandling."

Etymology

From over- + handle.

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