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Work or devices suitable to be concealed; a secret stratagem. [Obs.]

Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. Tomlinson.

One who does tut-work. Tomlinson.

Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork; dichotomous.

To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.

To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine. But thou from loving England art so far, That thou hast underwrought his lawful king. Shak.

One who underworks.

To undo or destroy, as work previously done.

An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or fixtures, by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps, aqueducts, distributing pipes, fountains, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.

One who works in wax; one who makes waxwork.

An exhibition of wax figures, or the place of exhibition.

A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.

A texture of osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a texture.

One who manufactures articles from wire.

Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.

One who performs wonders, or miracles.

Doing wonders or surprising things.

A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle. Such as in strange land He found in wonderworks of God and Nature's hand. Byron.

Work made of wood; that part of any structure which is wrought of wood.