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Meaning of wristwork | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

movement of the hand without movement of the arm

Examples

“[...] in actual fact the Gresley Pacifics are not difficult to fire; the accurate wristwork needed to shoot the coal into the back corners of the grate calls for knack rather than brute force.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

wristy writ writ of assistance writ of attachment writ of execution writ of habeas corpus

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