handwork

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhændˌwɜːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhændˌwɝk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hand′wûrk′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
hand•work /ˈhændˌwɜrk/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hand•work  (hand′wûrk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English handweorc. See hand, work; compare handiwork
hand′ work′er. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
handwork / ˈhændˌwɜːk/
  1. work done by hand rather than by machine
ˈhandˌworked
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