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Handwork

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a work produced by hand labor wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”), from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand + work. Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, Swedish hantverk.

Etymology 2

From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”), from Proto-Germanic *handuwerką; equivalent to hand + work. Cognate with Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk, Swedish hantverk.

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