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handwork

American  
[hand-wurk] / ˈhændˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.

handwork British  
/ ˈhændˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. work done by hand rather than by machine

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Other Word Forms

  • hand worker noun
  • handworked adjective

Etymology

Origin of handwork

before 1000; Middle English; Old English handweorc. See hand, work; handiwork

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