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workmanship

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work⋅man⋅ship

  [wurk-muhn-ship]
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–noun
1. the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
2. the quality or mode of execution, as of a thing made.
3. the product or result of labor and skill; work executed.
Origin:
1325–75; ME werkmanschipe. See workman, -ship
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work·man·ship   (wûrk'mən-shĭp')   
n.  

  1. The skill of a craftsperson or artisan.

  2. The quality of something made, as by an artisan: a silver tray of excellent workmanship.

  3. Something made or produced by a workman.

  4. The product of effort or endeavor.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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