hand|i|work

hand|i|work
hand|i|work «HAN dee WURK», noun.
1. work done by a person's hands. SYNONYM(S): handwork.
2. work that a person has done by himself, or work that another agent has done by itself: »

A tree is the handiwork of nature.

3. the result of a person's action: »

This trouble is his handiwork.

[Old English handgeweorc handwork < hand hand + geweorc work]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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