English

Verb

overhandle ‎(third-person singular simple present overhandles, present participle overhandling, simple past and past participle overhandled)

1. (transitive) To handle excessively.
   • 2008 March 26, Florence Fabricant, “Croissants Made by Robots”, in New York Times:

     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.