The Collaborative Dictionary

Workmanship \Work"man*ship\, n.

The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything. [1913 Webster] Due reward For her praiseworthy workmanship to yield. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown . . . Where most may wonder at the workmanship. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture, something made by manual labor. [1913 Webster] Not any skilled in workmanship embossed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] By how much Adam exceeded all men in perfection, by being the immediate workmanship of God. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]

Word Net

workmanship n : skill in an occupation or trade [syn: craft, craftsmanship]

Moby Thesaurus

ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, architecture, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, assembly, bravura, brilliance, building, capability, capacity, casting, cleverness, command, competence, composition, construction, control, conversion, coordination, craft, crafting, craftsmanship, creation, cultivation, cunning, deftness, devising, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, efficiency, elaboration, erection, expertise, extraction, fabrication, facility, fashioning, finesse, formation, forming, formulation, framing, grace, grip, growing, handicraft, handiness, handiwork, harvesting, horsemanship, ingeniousness, ingenuity, know-how, machining, making, manufacture, manufacturing, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, milling, mining, molding, practical ability, prefabrication, preparation, processing, producing, proficiency, prowess, quickness, raising, readiness, refining, resource, resourcefulness, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, shaping, skill, skillfulness, smelting, style, tact, tactfulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, virtuosity, wit, wizardry

English

Noun

1. The skill of an artisan or craftsman
2. The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman

Synonyms

• craftsmanship

Workmanship is an EP by Joy Electric released exclusively as a 7" vinyl record album through Republic of Texas Recordings. Workmanship was completely written and recorded by Ronnie Martin on a Minimoog Voyager synthesizer. The EP features four tracks.

In 2007, Velvet Blue Music released a six-track CD version of this EP.

Track listing

Vinyl Version

Side A

1. "Sheffield Youth" – 3:08
2. "Ohm I" – 0:53

Side B

1. "The Envelopes Brigade" – 2:15
2. "Mistook" – 2:38

CD Version

1. "Sheffield Youth"
2. "Ohm I"
3. "The Envelopes Brigade"
4. "Mistook"
5. "Ether Or"
6. "Wireless, from London"