= handicraft, n. 2.

Skilled work requiring manual or technical ability and knowledge; the work or activity of a craftsperson. Later more generally: the activity of…

Work done with the hands; manual labour; craftwork. Frequently as distinguished from intellectual work or study, or (in later use) from work done…

Of work, an action, a skill, etc.: of or relating to the hand or hands; done or performed with the hands; involving physical rather than mental…

The action or practice of working with the hands, (in later use) esp. as opposed to with machinery; manual labour. Also: an instance of this.

Manual labour.

Work done with the hands, manual labour; (now usually) work done by hand as opposed to by machine, etc. Cf. handiwork, n. 2 handwork, n. 2.

Working with the hands; (esp. skilled) manual labour; a manual occupation or trade. Cf. handwork, n.

Skilled manual labour; skill or expertise in making things by hand; craftsmanship. Also in extended use. Cf. handcraft, n.

Manual work; a manual craft or trade.

Manual work or skill. Obsolete.

The action or process of working with the hands; a manual occupation, a handicraft. Obsolete.

manual labour.

Manual labours or activities. Obsolete. rare.

An amount of manual work allotted to one person at one time; a specific labouring job or task. Frequently in phrase to work by (the) hag: to do…

manual labour undertaken by the job rather than on the basis of continuous employment; piecework.