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h 4 a 1 n 1 d 2 i 1 w 4 o 1 r 1 k 5

9 letters · 20 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun a work produced by hand labor

originFrom Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”). Equivalent to hand + work, though it may now be reinterpreted as handy (“skilful”) + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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