wristwork

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noun

movement of the hand without movement of the arm

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Meanings

nounwristwork (uncountable)
  1. uncountablefencingmovement of the hand without movement of the arm

    [...] in actual fact the Gresley Pacifics are not difficult to fire; the accurate wristwork needed to shoot the coal into the back corners of the grate calls for knack rather than brute force.

    1941 May, O. S. Nock, “The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley: Part III—The "A1" Pacifics”, in Railway Magazine, pages 196–197

Origin

From wrist + work.

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APA

wristwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wristwork

MLA

“wristwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wristwork. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wristwork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wristwork.

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