rushwork

[ ruhsh-wurk ]

noun

1. the handicraft of making objects woven of rushes. rush.
2. an object so made.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rushwork¹

First recorded in 1930–35; rush ² + work

Example Sentences

Rushwork, basketwork, anything woven, raffia and wool, the sorts of tufty stuff your fingers bump and stumble over.

From The Guardian

These persons were to be taught at their own homes, or in some more convenient place, a remunerative trade, such as cane and rushwork, the making of beehives, rush baskets, and garden nets; mat-making, chair-caning, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

Each wing of the buildings was a quarter of a mile long, of grey stone thatched with rushwork that came from the great beds all along the river and rose into curious peaks like bushes along each gable.

From Project Gutenberg