Wristwork
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 movement of the hand without movement of the arm uncountable
"[...] in actual fact the Gresley Pacifics are not difficult to fire; the accurate wristwork needed to shoot the coal into the back corners of the grate calls for knack rather than brute force."
Example
More examples"[...] in actual fact the Gresley Pacifics are not difficult to fire; the accurate wristwork needed to shoot the coal into the back corners of the grate calls for knack rather than brute force."
Etymology
From wrist + work.
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