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handproduce

handproduce verb: to produce by hand.

Verb

handproduce (third-person singular simple present handproduces, present participle handproducing, simple past and past participle handproduced)

  1. (transitive) To produce by hand.
    • In the mid-sixties George Herms and his daughter operated Love Press in Topanga Canyon, handproducing works by Diane DiPrima, Michael McClure, and Jack Hirschman, among others.1985 autumn, Alastair Johnston, “The White Rabbit Press: A Short History”, in Quarterly News-Letter, number four, Book Club of California, page 89
    • Chester’s bears are classic in style, using a pattern he designed and refined until he felt it matched his idea of the “perfect teddy bear.” Perhaps his best-known teddy wears a handmade basket backpack made by his partner, John Maguire, the other half of “Baskets and Bears.” They come in three...1992, David P. Lindquist, edited by Caroline C. Warren, The Official Identification and Price Guide to Antiques and Collectibles, 12th edition, New York, N.Y.: House of Collectibles, →ISBN, page 521

Forms of handproduce

third-person singular presenthandproduces
present participlehandproducing
past participlehandproduced
pasthandproduced

Origin of handproduce

From hand + produce.

Questions about handproduce

What does handproduce mean?
Handproduce means to produce by hand.
What part of speech is handproduce?
Handproduce is a verb.
What is the past tense of handproduce?
The past tense of handproduce is handproduced.

Words near handproduce in the dictionary

  1. handpress
  2. handpresses
  3. handprint
  4. handprinted
  5. handprints
  6. handproduce
  7. handproduced
  8. handproduces
  9. handproducing
  10. handpull
  11. handpulls

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