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studwork

American

[stuhd-wurk] / ˈstʌdˌwɜrk /

noun

the act or process of building with studding.
structural work containing studding.

studwork British

/ ˈstʌdˌwɜːk /

noun

work decorated with studs
the supporting framework of a wall or partition

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Etymology

Origin of studwork

First recorded in 1780–90; stud ¹ + work

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studwork

Some of these are of studwork and plaster, some of wattle and daub, but many are built of clay made up into lumps, sun-dried, and built into the walls with a soft clay-mixture as mortar.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough

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