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workmanship

[wurk-muhn-ship]

work·man·ship

[wurk-muhn-ship]
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; Middle English werkmanschipe. See workman, -ship
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workmanship (ˈwɜːkmənʃɪp)
 
n
1.  the art or skill of a workman
2.  the art or skill with which something is made or executed
3.  the degree of art or skill exhibited in the finished product
4.  the piece of work so produced

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