handiwork
Pronunciation: /ˈhændiˌwɜːk/
The English word “handiwork” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- Work done by the hands.
- A handmade object; a handicraft.
- Work done personally.
- The result of personal efforts.
Etymology
From Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”). Equivalent to hand + work, though it may now be reinterpreted as handy (“skilful”) + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.
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