workmanship

Etymology

From Middle English werkmanschipe, equivalent to workman + -ship.

noun

  1. The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
    The standard of workmanship from Eastleigh Locomotive Works has often been acknowledged as being of a high order and this standard will have to be maintained - improved, even - when motive power other than steam is the mainstay of our railway system. 1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 163
  2. The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.

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