/ ˈhændiwɜːk; NAmE -wɜːrk/ noun [ U ]
1.
work that you do, or sth that you have made, especially using your artistic skill :
We admired her exquisite handiwork.
2.
a thing done by a particular person or group, especially sth bad :
This looks like the handiwork of an arsonist.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English handgeweorc , from hand + geweorc something made , interpreted in the 16th cent. as handy + work .