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blockwork

noun

Etymology

From block + work.

  1. inherited from *werǵ-✻ — “to make”
  2. inherited from *wérǵom✻ — “work”
  3. inherited from *werką✻ — “work”
  4. inherited from *werk✻
  5. inherited from weorc
  6. inherited from work
  7. compounded as blockwork — “block + work”

Definitions

  1. masonry that uses large blocks (of concrete etc.) rather than bricks

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA