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noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: handiwork
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a work produced by hand labor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: handicraft, handcraft, handiwork
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work, piece of work
History
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.
