handiwork
noun/ˈhændiwɜːk/
/ˈhændiwɜːrk/
[uncountable]- work that you do, or something that you have made, especially using your artistic skill
- We admired her exquisite handiwork.
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- a thing done by a particular person or group, especially something bad
- This looks like the handiwork of an arsonist.
Word OriginOld English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc ‘something made’, interpreted in the 16th cent. as handy + work.
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