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workmanship

[ 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.


workmanship

/ ˈ·Éɜ˰쳾ə²Ôʃɪ±è /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of workmanship1

First recorded in 1325–75, workmanship is from the Middle English word werkmanschipe. See workman, -ship
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The man doing most of the cable jointing, 47-year-old Graham Roberts, who was not related to Andrew Roberts, was regularly complained about by other gang members, who described his poor workmanship in colourful terms.

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He was described by Mr Riding as "undoubtedly crucial" to the conspiracy despite others in the gang complaining in colourful terms about his workmanship.

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The hoaxsters’ confessional notes were unearthed around 2003, and metallurgical tests proved that the plaque, and its workmanship, were all of 20th century origin.

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NI Water said that it can offer advice but that it is not funded to "make repairs to defects left by the poor workmanship of developers".

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US regulators are pressuring Boeing to tighten its control over the workmanship in its factories and at suppliers after a fuselage panel blew out of a new Alaska Airlines 737 MAX on Jan. 5.

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