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   Hand·i·work

   /ˈhandēˌwərk/

   

   noun

   • 1. something that one has made or done: "the dressmakers stood back to survey their handiwork"
   • 2. making things by hand, considered as a subject of instruction: "they taught young women reading, writing, and handiwork"

   Word Origin Old Englishhandgeweorc, from hand + geweorc ‘something made’, interpreted in the 16th century as handy + work.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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