n. 1. Work performed by hand. 2. The product of a person's efforts and actions. [Middle English handiwerk, from Old English handgeweorc : hand, hand + geweorc, work (ge-, collective pref.; see kom in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + weorc, work; see WORK).] |
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