handwork.
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
Meaning & usage
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
Where this word comes from
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.
To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
Where this word comes from
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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