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manual

/ˈmæn.j(u)əl/ adjective B2
  1. Performed with the hands.
  2. Operated by means of the hands.
  3. Performed by a human rather than a machine. · The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker.
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“Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 3 · B2
“How did you know, for example, that I did manual labour.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 4 · B2
Thus began a grueling decade of severe poverty, exhausting manual labor, and endless financial struggle for the young couple.
The Illusory Diamonds, p. 1 · C1

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