workery

English

Etymology

From Middle English werkri, equivalent to work +‎ -ery. Compare Dutch werkerij, German Werkerei (“factory”).

Noun

workery (plural not attested)

1. The art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.
   • 2012, Noel Riley Fitch, Appetite for Life:

     She was, in Julia's words, “a marvel of cookery, workery, good humor, and everyone warms to her and loves her.”

2. A place where one works; workshop; factory
   • 2014, Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd:

     The boy says his father works in the workery. The baby doesn't say anything, but one day she's going to say Pa-pa. My husband's an architect.