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A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used to cut or pare turf.

A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles. If to be a dunce or a bungler in any profession be shameful, how much more ignominious and infamous to a scholar to be such! Barrow.

Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. Swift. They make but bungling work. Dryden.

The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture.

ldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse. But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed, Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed. Dryden.

A clumsy workman. Shak.

Knowing; skillfull; dexterous. "A cunning workman." Ex. xxxviii. 23. "Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white Nature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on. Shak. Esau was a cunning hunter. Gen xxv. 27.

The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship; ingenuity of contrivance.

One who works by the day; -- usually applied to a farm laborer, or to a workman who does not work at any particular trade. Goldsmith.

lowed by to, into, on, upon. [Obs.] For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they [the workman] derive it by other drains. Holland. Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share. Spenser. Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. Jer. Taylor.

imbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.

Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.; dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his employer.

To deprive of a crown. The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley.

One employed by another; a clerk or workman in the service of an employer.

One who enamels; a workman or artist who applies enamels in ornamental work. [Written also enameller, enamellist.]

; skillful or wise by means of trials, use, or observation; as, an experienced physician, workman, soldier; an experienced eye. The ablest and most experienced statesmen. Bancroft.

uality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship. Plate of rare device, and jewels Of reach and exquisite form. Shak. I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough. Shak.

The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.

Pertaining to a workman, or to work in stone, metal, wood etc.; as, fabrile skill.

One who fakes something, as a thief, a peddler of petty things, a workman who dresses things up, etc. [Slang]