hand labourhand laborn.

Brit.

/ˈhan(d) ˌleɪbə/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d) ˌleɪbər/

Forms: see hand n. and labour n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., labour n.

Etymology: < hand n. + labour n. Compare earlier handiwork n. 2, handwork n. 2.

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.In earlier use frequently with personal pronoun: a person's own work or labour (of any kind).In quot. 1610: human skill or workmanship as opposed to nature.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > manual work

handcraftOE

craftworkOE

handworkOE

manual labour?1406

handworking?a1425

manoeuvre1479

hand labour1517

handiwork1525

handicrafta1535

manuary1581

mechanic1605

manufacture1625

arm labour1677

mechanics1726

hag1797

hag-work1841

1517 R. Fox tr. St. Benedict Rule xlviii. sig. F.i (heading) The .xlviii. chapiter speketh of dayly hande laboure [L. opera manuum].

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Thess. ii. f. iii^v We wrought with our handelabour.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 548 So strong it [sc. a castle] was,..as well by naturall situation as hand-labour, that it is held impregnable.

1625 tr. Disc. West-India Co. in tr. True Relation Fleete vnder Iaquis Le Hermite 18 We must look that the Merchants and Handicraftsmen, which nourish themselues by hand labour get no occasion to depart.

1686 Sanderson's XXXVI Serm. 417 The Apostle had little other means for his maintenance there, than what he got by his hand-labour.

1729 J. Dudley Rule of Worship in Church of Eng. 15 The Ministers were supported by Voluntary Contributions; and some of them lived by their own Hand-Labour.

1775 Ensign of Peace 10 The hand-labour of the industrious poor cannot afford them a comfortable subsistance.

1832 E. Lankester Veg. Substances Food xvii. 385 The hoeing of a cane-field..was [formerly] always effected by hand labour.

1860 Official Rep. in Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 141 Chainmaking is only possible by skilful hand-labour.

1935 Amer. Mercury Feb. 132/2 The last great field of hand-labor is now being forced to give way to the machine.

1964 B. Latham Wood xiii. 163 In the large modern plywood mills..very little hand labour is employed.

2002 W. E. Huffman in J. L. Findeis et al. Dynamics Hired Farm Labour iii. 28 The hand labour in these hothouses..can approach year-round work.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hand labour
释义	hand labourhand laborn. Brit. /ˈhan(d) ˌleɪbə/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d) ˌleɪbər/ Forms: see hand n. and labour n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., labour n. Etymology: < hand n. + labour n. Compare earlier handiwork n. 2, handwork n. 2. 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.In earlier use frequently with personal pronoun: a person's own work or labour (of any kind).In quot. 1610: human skill or workmanship as opposed to nature. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > manual work handcraftOE craftworkOE handworkOE manual labour?1406 handworking?a1425 manoeuvre1479 hand labour1517 handiwork1525 handicrafta1535 manuary1581 mechanic1605 manufacture1625 arm labour1677 mechanics1726 hag1797 hag-work1841 1517 R. Fox tr. St. Benedict Rule xlviii. sig. F.i (heading) The .xlviii. chapiter speketh of dayly hande laboure [L. opera manuum]. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Thess. ii. f. iii^v We wrought with our handelabour. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 548 So strong it [sc. a castle] was,..as well by naturall situation as hand-labour, that it is held impregnable. 1625 tr. Disc. West-India Co. in tr. True Relation Fleete vnder Iaquis Le Hermite 18 We must look that the Merchants and Handicraftsmen, which nourish themselues by hand labour get no occasion to depart. 1686 Sanderson's XXXVI Serm. 417 The Apostle had little other means for his maintenance there, than what he got by his hand-labour. 1729 J. Dudley Rule of Worship in Church of Eng. 15 The Ministers were supported by Voluntary Contributions; and some of them lived by their own Hand-Labour. 1775 Ensign of Peace 10 The hand-labour of the industrious poor cannot afford them a comfortable subsistance. 1832 E. Lankester Veg. Substances Food xvii. 385 The hoeing of a cane-field..was [formerly] always effected by hand labour. 1860 Official Rep. in Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 141 Chainmaking is only possible by skilful hand-labour. 1935 Amer. Mercury Feb. 132/2 The last great field of hand-labor is now being forced to give way to the machine. 1964 B. Latham Wood xiii. 163 In the large modern plywood mills..very little hand labour is employed. 2002 W. E. Huffman in J. L. Findeis et al. Dynamics Hired Farm Labour iii. 28 The hand labour in these hothouses..can approach year-round work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1517
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