handiwork

Meaning

Noun

  • Work done by the hands.
  • A handmade object; handicraft
  • Work done personally.
  • The result of personal efforts.

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Origin

  • From Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handÄ¡eweorc ("work done by hand, creation"), from hand + Ä¡eweorc, equal to hand + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.

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