- (a.) A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).
- (a.) A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier or set of keys.
- (a.) A small book, such as may be carried in the hand or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service book of the Roman Catholic Church.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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