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handwork

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
hand-work
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.

Transitive verb

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hondwerk, handweorc, *handuwerką

Usage

Inflected Forms

handworks (plural) handworks (present, singular) handworking (participle, present) handworked (participle, past) handworked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

manual labor

Synonyms

handiwork handicraft handcraft

Questions

What does handwork mean?
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
Where does handwork come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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