wandwork

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Synonyms: handwork, bandwork, handiwork, woodwork, waxwork, canework, fanwork, sandwort, sandworm, hand work, hand-work

Antonyms: handwork, bandwork, handiwork, woodwork, waxwork, canework, fanwork, sandwort, sandworm, hand work, hand-work

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Noun

1. The use of a [[magic wand#Noun|wand]] in a [[stage magic|stage-magic]] [[performance]].
2. The use of a [[long]] [[wand#Noun|wand]] (stick) in [[training]] [[horse]]s.
3. The use of a [[long]] [[thick]] [[wand#Noun|wand]] (stick) in [[calisthenic]] [[exercise#Noun|exercise]]s.
4. A thing or things made of [[woven]] [[wand#Noun|wand]]s; [[wickerwork]].<ref>Cf. {{cite-book |year=1882 |first=Walter William |last=Skeat|chapter=Wand |title=Etymological Dictionary of the English Language&thinsp; |location=Oxford |publisher=Clarendon Press |page=695 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exmjppC-mDEC&pg=PA695&dq=wand |text=It is named from its pliancy and use in wicker-work, the orig. sense being a lithe twig, that could be ''wound&thinsp;'' into wicker-work.}}</ref>

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