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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
bone + work
bonework (uncountable)
- The art or process of making objects from bone.
2006, Carl Waldman, Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, page 65:In addition to their leatherwork, woodwork, stonework, and bonework, the Chipewyan also worked in metal.