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handwork

Handwork (noun) means Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.

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

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"handwork" (noun) means work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.

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