manual
1. man.u.al \'man-y*(-w*)l\ \-e-\ aj [ME manuel, fr. MF, fr. L manualis,
fr. manus hand; akin to O]E mund hand, Gk mare- 1a: of, relating to, or
involving the hands {~ dexterity} 1b: worked by hand {~ choke} 2:
requiring or using physical skill and energy {~ labor} {@ workers} -
man.u.al.ly av
2. manual n 1: a book capable of being conveniently handled; esp :
HANDBOOK)M 2: the prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon or other
military i tem during a drill or ceremony 3: a keyboard for the hands;
specif : one of the several keyboards of a pipe-organ console that
controls a separate division of the instrument