Work done with or produced by a hammer; the craft or skill of using a hammer to shape metal or other materials.
From hammer + work (Old English weorc, from Proto-Germanic *werkam). This compound emerged in Middle English as metalworking became increasingly specialized and documented in guild records.
Medieval blacksmiths took tremendous pride in 'hammerwork'—it was their signature skill, and you could tell a master's reputation by the precision of their hammer marks on everything from horseshoes to cathedral door hinges.
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