handwork
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machineWork done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
» My brother was expert in handwork.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
- a work produced by hand labor
Examples
3 sentencesMy brother was expert in handwork.
He has skill in handwork.
With little donor money coming in, relief workers can only do the barest minimum, such as teaching children songs and handwork.
Origin
From Middle English hondwerk, from Old English handweorc (“work done by hand; handiwork”),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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Forms
plural: handworksSynonyms
3 synonyms- a work produced by hand labor:handicrafthandcrafthandiwork
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.