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handywork

handywork is the dated form of handiwork.

Meaning of handiwork

Noun

handiwork (usually uncountable, plural handiworks)

  1. (usually) Work done by the hands.
    Synonyms:
    handwork
  2. (usually) A handmade object; a handicraft.
    • The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks.
  3. (usually) Work done personally.
    • The street names are the handiwork of city planners.
  4. (usually) The result of personal efforts.
    • Brunel's associations with the area have left a few examples of his handiwork or teaching in South Wales.1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 163

Forms of handywork

pluralhandyworks

Questions about handywork

What is handywork the dated form of?
Handywork is the dated form of handiwork.

Words near handywork in the dictionary

  1. handysize
  2. handystroke
  3. handystrokes
  4. handywoman
  5. handywomen
  6. handywork
  7. handyworks
  8. Hane
  9. Hanel
  10. Haneline
  11. Hanelines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handywork (page history and authors); handiwork (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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