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wandwork

noun

Etymology

From wand + 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 wandwork — “wand + work”

Definitions

  1. The use of a wand (or sometimes a similar instrument or tool, even an extended finger) in…

    The use of a wand (or sometimes a similar instrument or tool, even an extended finger) in practicing magic, casting spells, or performing a mystical or religious ritual or ceremony (e.g. drawing symbols such as pentagrams in the air, as in Wicca).

  2. The use of a wand in a stage-magic performance.

  3. The use of a long wand (stick) in training horses.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The use of a long thick wand (stick) in calisthenic exercises.

    2. A thing or things made of woven wands

      A thing or things made of woven wands; wickerwork.

The neighborhood

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