bookwork

or book-work

[ book-wurk ]

/ ˈbʊkˌwɜrk /

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noun

work or research that requires studying or reading, as distinguished from laboratory experimentation or the like.

bookkeeping or other paperwork necessary to the running of a business.

Printing. work on books or pamphlets, as distinguished from work on newspapers.

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Origin of bookwork

1840–50; book + work; compare Old English bōcweorc study, independently formed from same elements

Words nearby bookwork

booksy, book tile, book token, book up, book value, bookwork, bookworm, bool, Boole, Boolean, Boolean algebra

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How to use bookwork in a sentence

At the present time this "deckel-edge" paper is being quite extensively used in high-class bookwork.
A Book of Exposition|Homer Heath Nugent
Large orders of needlework are executed, but the mornings are devoted to bookwork.
Hampstead and Marylebone|Geraldine Edith Mitton
The little block is best adapted for bookwork, and is interesting as showing the quality obtained by reduction.
The Art of Illustration|Henry Blackburn
Handwork takes more time than bookwork, and children evolve plans but slowly.
Primary Handwork|Ella Victoria Dobbs

A specimen pamphlet of bookwork, with prices, a complete Author's Guide, sent post free for 4d.
Notes and Queries, Number 57, November 30, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bookwork

bookwork

/ (ˈbʊkˌwɜːk) /

noun

the keeping of accounts

learning through the study of books rather than from practical experience

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