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WONDER - WORKSHOP

WONDER - adjectives
• ADMIRATIVE * pert. to or characterized by wonder or admiration ...1611
• ADMIRED astonished; struck with wonder ...a1700
 
WONDER - nouns
• ADMIRATION the act of wondering or marvelling; wonder, astonishment, surprise ...1506 arch.
• GAPE a state of eagerness or wonder ...1712
• GAPING-STOCK an object of open-mouthed wonder ...1817
• GOLLY-WHOPPER something extraordinary of its kind; a wonder, a marvel ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MARL † a marvel, a wonder ...1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARVEL astonishment, surprise, admiration or wonder ...1303 arch.
• MARVELLATION † cause of wonder ...1599
• MARVELNESS † the quality of inspiring wonder; marvellousness ...1434
• MASER anything out of the uncommon; a wonder; something unusual; an eccentric person ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MAZER anything out of the uncommon; a wonder; something unusual; an eccentric person ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SIGN † a marvel or wonder ...a1400-50
• UNCO 1. a strange or unusual thing or tale; a novelty or piece of news; a wonder; a curiosity; generally plural ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. wonder, excitement ...1823 Sc.
• WOW a thing of wonder; a sensational success ...1920 US sl.
 
WONDER - nouns, person
• ADMIRATOR †* an admirer; a wonderer ...1603
• MIRABILIST † one who works wonders ...1599
 
WONDER - verbs
• ADMERVEYLLE † to marvel; to marvel at, to wonder at, to admire ...1474
• ADMIRE † to feel surprise or astonishment; to wonder, to marvel ...c1590
• ADMIRIZE †* to wonder; to be amazed; to feel surprised ...1702
• AWONDER † to astonish, surprise, marvel; to be astonished or amazed; to cause to wonder ...c1230
• MAKE MIRATION to wonder at ...1884 Amer. dial.
• MARL † to marvel, to wonder ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARVEL † to cause to wonder, to astonish ...a1400
• MERGLE to wonder, to express surprise ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIRATE to wonder, to marvel; to admire something ...1893 Amer. dial.
• THINK VOW to be astonished; to wonder ...1835 Sc.
• WONDER-MAZE † to strike with wonder, to astonish, to amaze ...1603
 
WONDER - interjections
• BOWKERS! an exclamation of slight surprise or wonder ...1788 Eng. dial.
• EIGH! an exclamation expressing wonder or asseveration ...1750 Eng. dial.
• HA! an exclamation expressing surprise, wonder, joy, indignation, etc ...a1300
• LOSH! an exclamation of astonishment, wonder, or surprise ...a1779 Sc.
• MAMA! an exclamation of wonder ...1891 Amer. sl.
• MAMMA! an exclamation of pleasure or wonder ...1891 Amer. sl.
• MEGISTY! a mild expletive or exclamation of surprise, wonder, etc. ...1822 Sc.
• MEGSTY ME! a mild expletive or exclamation of surprise, wonder, etc. ...1822 Sc.
• NAY THEN! an exclamation of wonder, doubt, disappointment, sympathy, or remonstrance ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OH MAMMA! an exclamation of wonder, surprise, excitement ...1891 US sl.
• OH, MAMA! an exclamation of wonder ...1891 Amer. sl.
• OH MOMMA! an exclamation of wonder ...1891 Amer. sl.
• OISIE! used to express wonder, or to attract attention ...1825 Sc.
• O, MOMMER! an exclamation of wonder ...1891 Amer. sl.
• WOW! an exclamation of pleasure, wonder, admiration, surprise, etc. ...1513
• WOWEE! an exclamation of surprise, astonishment, wonder, pleasure, dismay, etc. ...1921
• WOWEE-KAZOWEE! an exclamation of pleasure, wonder, admiration, surprise, etc. ...1990s Amer. sl.
• WOWIE-KAZOWIE! an exclamation of pleasure, wonder, admiration, surprise, etc. ...1990s Amer. sl.
• WOW-WEE! an expression of surprise, wonder, pleasure, dismay, etc. ...Aust. sl.
 
WONDERFUL - adjectives
• ABOVE-WONDERFUL † more than wonderful ...1625
• ACE excellent, wonderful ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ACES wonderful; excellent; well-respected; of the very best quality; superior ...20C US sl.
• ACES AND EIGHTS wonderful, marvellous, excellent ...1920s sl.
• ACES UP wonderful; excellent; well-respected ...20C US sl.
• ACEY best, excellent, expert, wonderful ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ACKNICKULOUS wonderful, marvellous ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• ADMIRABLE † to be wondered at; wonderful, surprising, marvellous ...1596
• ALL-TIME memorably good; absolutely first-rate; great, fantastic, wonderful ...1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
• ANXIOUS wonderful, excellent ...1958 Amer. Black dial.
• AWESOME exceptionally good; wonderful; great, excellent  ...1975 US sl.
• BAD marvellous, wonderful; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy ...1897 US sl., esp. Black usage
• BASHY amazing, wonderful ...1990s sl.
• BOSS excellent, first-rate; wonderful ...1836 Amer. dial.
• BRILL excellent, wonderful ...1981 Brit. sl.
• COOL BREEZE first-rate, wonderful ...1960s sl., orig. US
• D excellent, wonderful, first-rate ...E19 sl.
• DADDY ultimate, wonderful ...1980s US campus sl.
• DARBY excellent; wonderful, first-rate; great; good; fine ...1918 US sl.
• DREAMY said of something wonderful or delightful ...1926 sl., orig. US
• EVIL excellent, wonderful, the best ...1920s sl.
• FAB fabulous, wonderful ...1957 sl.
• FABBO fabulous, wonderful ...1960s sl.
• FABBY fabulous, wonderful ...1960s sl.
• FABULOSA wonderful ...1967 UK sl.
• FABULOSO wonderful, excellent ...1990s sl., orig. gay
• FANTABULOSA wonderful ...1967 UK sl.
• FANTABULOUS wonderful, marvellous, really great ...1958 Amer. sl.
• FUNKED-UP excellent; first-rate; splendid; wonderful; cool; sophisticated ...1990s US Black sl.
• GALACTIC great, wonderful, amazing ...1998 US sl.
• GALLOWS attractive, wonderful; self-confident, quick-witted, brave, tough, bold, daring, ostentatious, nonchalant ...1789 UK
• GALLUS attractive, wonderful; self-confident, quick-witted, brave, ostentatious, nonchalant ...1789 UK
• GRAVY wonderful, excellent ...sl.
• ILL wonderful, first-rate ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• INSANE wonderful, admirable, excellent ...1940s, orig. US Black usage
• JOLLY D! wonderful, excellent, fantastic ...20C juvenile usage
• KILLING fascinating, very interesting, wonderful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MARVEL † marvellous, wonderful ...a1300
• MASTERFUL wonderful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTERPIECE chief, great, wonderful ...1895 Eng. dial.
• MASTROUS great, extreme, wonderful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENTAL used as an intensifier meaning wonderful, bizarre, terrifying according to context ...1990s sl.
• MIRABUNDOUS † wonderful ...1694
• MIRANDOUS † wonderful ...1652
• NECROMANTIC magical, wonderful ...1630
• NIFTY BEANS absolutely splendid, great, wonderful; admirable ...1971 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY-KEEN absolutely splendid, great, wonderful; admirable ...1971 Amer. sl.
• ODIOUS very big, great, excessive, intense, out of the ordinary; strange, wonderful ...1825 Sc.
• PEACHY excellent, wonderful; great, fine, splendid ...1900 Amer. sl.
• PEACHY-KEEN excellent, wonderful; great ...1955 Amer. sl.
• RADGE wonderful ...1990s sl.
• RADGY wonderful ...1990s sl.
• RADIO RENTAL(S) wonderful, amazing; insane, mad, crazy  ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'mental'
• RASPY excellent, wonderful ...2000s US teen sl.
• RENTALS wonderful, amazing; insane, mad, crazy  ...1960s rhyming sl. for 'mental'
• SCRUMBOTIOUS first-class, wonderful, excellent, fine, delightful; often but not always used of food ...1910s sl.
• SCRUMDOLIOUS wonderful, excellent; often but not always used of food ...1910s sl.
• SICK excellent, first-rate, wonderful ...1980s Aust. & US sl.
• SPIFFING excellent, wonderful, pretty damn good ...1872 sl.
• SPIFFY wonderful, pretty damn good ...c1930s UK playground sl.
• SPLENDIFEROUS wonderful, perfect ...M19 sl.
• TAJ excellent, wonderful, luscious ...L19 UK teen sl.
• TEARING wonderful, well ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TERATICAL * relating to marvels or prodigies; incredible, wonderful, miraculous ...1722
• TERRIFIC excellent; wonderful ...1888 Amer. sl.
• VICIOUS wonderful, excellent, admirable ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• WACKER excellent, wonderful ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WAILING excellent, wonderful ...1950s US Black & college sl.
• WHACKER excellent, wonderful ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WHACKO THE CHOOK excellent, first-rate, absolutely wonderful ...1970s Aust. sl.
• WHACKO THE GOOSE excellent, first-rate, absolutely wonderful ...1970s Aust. sl.
• WHALING excellent, wonderful ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying ...1920 sl., orig. US
• WIZZY excellent, exciting, wonderful; used for registering general approval ...1998 UK sl.
 
WONDERFUL - nouns
• DAISY a thing that is remarkable, wonderful, excellent, first-rate or superior ...1757 Amer. sl.
• DANDY a thing that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc. ...1784 colloq.
• FIRLY-FARLY a wonderful thing, a marvel ...19C Eng. dial.
• GASSER something wonderful, very exceptional, extraordinarily successful ...1944 US sl.
• GREATEST, THE the best, the most wonderful person or thing ...colloq.
• HOME COOKING anything outstanding, wonderful or first-rate ...1930s US Black sl.
• MAGNALE † a great or wonderful thing ...1623
• MAGNALIA † great or wonderful works; wonders ...c1645
• MAGNALITY † a great or wonderful thing ...1646
• NADS, THE something wonderful ...1983 US student sl.
 
WONDERFUL - nouns, person
• DAISY a person that is remarkable, wonderful, excellent, first-rate or superior ...1757 Amer. sl.
• DANDY a person that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc.; a skilful person ...1784 colloq.
• GREATEST, THE the best, the most wonderful person ..colloq.
 
WONDERFUL - verbs
• FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS to feel wonderful ...1937 Amer. sl.
 
WONDERFUL - interjections
• BACK OF THE NET! an exclamation meaning wonderful! perfect! ...1980s sl.
• BONUS! excellent! wonderful! first-class! ...1980s US campus sl.
• COOL BREEZE! exclamation: excellent; wonderful; first-rate ...1960s sl.
• FANDABIDOZI! wonderful! ...1978 UK sl.
• FAR OUT! amazing! remarkable! wonderful! ...1954 sl.
• RAPID! a general term of approval; excellent! wonderful! ...1980s Irish sl.
• ULTRA! excellent! first-rate! wonderful! ...1980s sl.
 
WONDERFULLY - adverbs
• DANDY excellently, wonderfully ...20C sl., orig. US
• ESTAMIN wonderfully, surprisingly, astoundingly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ESTAMINLY wonderfully, surprisingly, astoundingly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MARVELLY † amazingly, wonderfully, marvellously ...c1330
• MAZING very, amazingly; wonderfully, astonishingly ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SPLASHING wonderfully, excellently, superbly ...L19 sl.
• TO MARVEL † wonderfully ...c1500
 
WONDERFULNESS - nouns
• ADMIRABILITY * the quality of being admirable; wonderfulness ...1731
 
WONDERING - adjectives
• MAGIN wondering, speculating; talking as if at a loss ...1911 Sc.
 
WONDERMENT - nouns
• MIRATION a display of wonderment, surprise, or admiration; a fuss, a clamour ...1888 Amer. dial.
• SIGHT FOR THE GODS a cause of wonderment ...c1890 colloq.
 
WONDERMENT - interjections
• COO-ER! used for expressing surprise, astonishment, disbelief or wonderment ...1911 UK sl.
• COOL! used for expressing astonishment, disbelief or wonderment ...1911 UK sl.
 
WONT - nouns
• HAUNT † habit, wont, custom, usage ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
WONT - verbs
• HAUNT † to be wont  or accustomed ...a1300
 
WONTED - adjectives
• HAUNTED † practiced; used, habituated, or accustomed to a course; wonted ...a1325 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
 
WOO, WOOING - nouns (also see COURTING)
• SUITORING wooing, courtship ...1671
 
WOO - verbs
• BUILD UP TO to court, to woo ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BUNDLE to court, to woo ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GAME to flirt, to woo ...1988 US sl.
• OO to woo ...1896 Sc.
• SPARK * to woo a person
• SUE to woo, to court ...1596 arch.
• SUITOR to court, to woo ...1672 now chiefly Eng. dial.
• TALK to engage in courtship, to contemplate marriage; to court, to woo ...1895 Amer. dial.
• WALE to court, to woo ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WYLE to choose, to select; to pick or sort out; hence, to court, to woo ...1737 Sc.
 
WOO, WOOER - nouns, person
• MARROW a spouse, a husband or wife; a lover, a wooer; of animals or birds: a mate ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MERCHANT a wooer ...1884 Sc.
• OOER a wooer ...1813 Sc.
 
WOOD - adjectives
• BAFF of wood: useless, worthless ...Bk1898 Sc.
• DOTY of wood: decayed ...1880 Southern US
• DOWF of wood: decayed ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOZEY partly decomposed; of wood, poorly seasoned ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• MASLEY of wood: knotty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZZARDLY of wood: knotty ...1871 Eng. dial.
• MAZZARDY of wood: knotty ...1871 Eng. dial.
• RIXY of wood: rickety, rotten ...B1900 Eng. dial.
 
WOOD(S) (land) adjectives
• NEMOPHILOUS * fond of frequenting woods or groves, or dwelling in them ...1860
• NEMORAL * pert. to or living in groves or woods ...1656
• NEMORIVAGANT * wandering in the woods ..1656
• NEMORIVAGOUS * wandering in woods or groves ...1721
• NEMOROSE * full of woods or groves; growing in groves ...1721
• NEMOROUS * full of woods, groves, or trees; woody ...1623
 
WOOD - nouns
• BATE † the grain of wood or stone ...1664 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• BILLET 1. a log, a piece of wood ...1750 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. a chunk of wood; a small log, often used for firewood ...1837 Amer. dial.
• BLUNK a small block of wood or stone ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNKART a small block of wood or stone ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CLOG † a thick piece of wood; a log ...LME obs. exc. Sc.
• DADDOCK rotten wood; a rotten log ...1845 Amer. dial.
• DO ME GOOD wood, firewood ...20C sl.
• DRIX † decayed wood; the decayed part of timber ...1609
• ELF-BORE a knot-hole in wood, thought to have been caused by the fairies ...1814 Sc.
• FALL-WOOD † wood that has fallen or been blown down ...1528
• FLEASOCKS the shavings of wood ...19C Sc.
• GAIG a crack or chink, as in dry wood ...1825 Sc.
• HAND-TIMBER † small wood ...1664
• LACKERY a stick; a piece of wood ...M19 Brit. army sl.
• LACKRY a stick; a piece of wood ...M19 Brit. army sl.
• LAG a defect or crack in wood ...1796 Eng. dial.
• NOGGY a small log or rough block of wood ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RACKET † a branch of rotten wood broken off a tree for firewood ...1928 Sc.
• RAMMOCK a big rough piece of wood; a gnarled and knotty stick ...1866 Sc.
• RANE a crack in wood ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RUNDLE a cylinder or roller of wood ...1565
• SCROG the refuse of wood; broken boughs, leaves, etc. ...1886 Eng. dial.
 
WOOD(S) (land) - nouns
• BIG STICKS in logging: the woods ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BIRKENSHAW a small wood of birch trees ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BIRKS a coppice or small wood consisting chiefly of birches ...Bk1898 Sc.
• EAVES † of a wood: the edge, margin ...898
• HAG(G) a wooded enclosure; a wood, copse ...1589 N. Eng. dial.
• HAG-ROAD a path or way cut through the undergrowth of a wood ...1878 Eng. dial.
• HAG-WAY a path or way cut through the undergrowth of a wood ...1878 Eng. dial.
• HANGING COVER a wood on the slope of a hill ...1899 Eng. dial.
• HANGING WOOD a wood on the slope of a hill ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HASSOCK anything growing in a thick, matted state; a thick, wooded shaw or little wood ...1886 Eng. dial.
• HAW † a small wood or coppice; a dwelling enclosed by woods; a depression in a wood ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAY a small wood, coppice, or plantation ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAYSTALL a small portion of wood on the outskirts of a large wood ...1777 Eng. dial.
• JUNGLES open country; woods ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NEMOPHILY * love of or fondness for woods ...1860
• NEMOROSITY * fullness of woods; woodiness ...1721
• REED a wood; a wood strip of land ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RIDDING a clearing, esp. an open space in a wood; a green road through a wood ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCOPE a tract of land, woods, etc. ...1895 Amer. dial.
• SCREED a narrow plantation or belt of wood ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• STICKS, THE the woods ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VERD † green parts of woods, forest verdure ...1641
 
WOOD, WOODCUTTER - nouns, person
• HAGGER a woodcutter, one who uses an axe or hatchet ...1825 Sc.
• HAGMAN one who gains his living by felling and selling wood; a woodcutter ...1795 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
 
WOOD(S) (land) - nouns, person
• BERGIER †* a peasant, a rustic, a woodman ...1480
• BUSHWHACKER a woodsman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JACKPINE FARMER a woods-dweller, esp. one thought to be ignorant or uncultivated ...1973 Amer. dial.
• JACKPINE SAVAGE a woods-dweller, esp. one thought to be ignorant or uncultivated ...1957 Amer. dial.
• NEMOPHILIST * one who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a lover of the woods ...1860
 
WOOD - verbs
• LAG to crack or split; used esp. of wood ...1856 Eng. dial.
• REEVE to break; to tear; to split wood ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
WOOD(S) (land) - verbs
• RAREFY †* vb. to reduce the number of trees; to thin a wood ...1650
 
WOODCHUCK - nouns
• GOPHER a nickname for the groundhog or woodchuck ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOPHER RAT the groundhog or woodchuck ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MONACK a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog ...1666 Amer. dial.
• MONAX a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog ...1743 Amer. dial.
• MONK a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog ...1961 Amer. dial.
• MOONACK a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog ...1876 Amer. dial.
• MOO-NECK a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MOONOX a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog ...1805 Amer. dial.
• PICKET PIN a marmot; a woodchuck; a prairie dog ...1980 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE HOG a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE PIG a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1923 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLER a marmot; a groundhog; the woodchuck ...1880 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLING PIG a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1923 Amer. dial.
 
WOODCOCK - nouns
• FALL † an alleged name for a covey or flight of woodcocks ...c1430
 
WOODED - adjectives
• BOUZY bushy, wooded; bushy in appearance ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
WOODEN - nouns
• WALL OF TIMBER † a wooden partition; a fence ...1463
 
WOODPECKER - nouns
• AWL-BIRD the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BILLY WHICKER a woodpecker ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CARPENTER a woodpecker ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CARPENTER BIRD a woodpecker ...1858 Amer. dial.
• DANIEL DURBRIDGE the yaffle or green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIRT-BIRD the green woodpecker ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DOCTOR JESUS the pileated woodpecker ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH PARROT the green woodpecker, Picus viridis ...1887 Eng. dial.
• GALLEY-BIRD the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1882 Eng. dial.
• GOOD GOD a pileated woodpecker ...1906 Amer. dial.
• GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY a pileated woodpecker ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOD GOD BIRD a pileated woodpecker ...1945 Amer. dial.
• GOOD GOD WOODPECKER a pileated woodpecker ...1913 Amer. dial.
• GOOD LORD a pileated woodpecker ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREAT GOD the pileated woodpecker ...1917 Amer. dial.
• HALF-A-SHIRT the red-headed woodpecker ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAMMER BIRD a woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAMMERED WOODPECKER a woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAMMERHEAD a woodpecker ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HARD-FACED BIRD a woodpecker ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HARDHEAD a woodpecker ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEADSHRINKER a woodpecker ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HECCO † the woodpecker ...1604
• HEEL-TAPS a woodpecker ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HEN BIRD a pileated woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• HICKWALL a woodpecker, esp. the green woodpecker Picus viridis ...LME Eng. dial.
• HOOD-AWL the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1885 Eng. dial.
• JACK HAMMER a woodpecker ...1958 Amer. dial.
• KATE the pileated woodpecker ...1913 Amer. dial.
• KATYCOCK the pileated woodpecker ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LAUGHING-BIRD the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...19C Eng. dial.
• LOBCOCK a pileated woodpecker ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOBSTER a red-headed woodpecker ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LOGCOCK a pileated woodpecker ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEAD a woodpecker ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• LOG GOD a pileated woodpecker ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LOG GUARD a pileated woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MIGHTIES a red-headed woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LORD COCK a red-headed woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD a red-headed woodpecker ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD ALMIGHTY a red-headed woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LORD-GOD PECKERWOOD a red-headed woodpecker ...1947 Amer. dial.
• LORD GUARD a red-headed woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• LORD-TO-GOD a red-headed woodpecker ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LORDY-GOD a red-headed woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MICKMICK the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAIL-POUNDER a woodpecker ...1969 Amer, dial.
• NICKER-PECKER a woodpecker; especially the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1790
• OLD KATE the pileated woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PECKER a woodpecker ...1906 Amer. dial.
• PECKERBIRD a woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PECKERHEAD a woodpecker ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PECKERWOOD a woodpecker ...1835 Amer. dial.
• PECKERWOODER a woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PECKWOOD a woodpecker ...1885 Amer. dial.
• PICKATREE a woodpecker; the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1615 Eng. dial.
• PINE DUCK a pileated woodpecker ...1956 Amer. dial.
• RAIN-BIRD the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1555
• RAIN CROW a woodpecker ...1951 Amer. dial.
• RAIN-FOWL the green woodpecker ...c1440
• REDHAMMER a woodpecker ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEADED WOODCOCK a pileated woodpecker ...1845 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEADED WOOD HEN a pileated woodpecker ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-HEAD WOODCOCK a pileated woodpecker ...1864 Amer. dial.
• SHIRTTAIL the red-headed woodpecker ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SHIRTTAIL BIRD the red-headed woodpecker ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SHIRTTAILED BIRD the red-headed woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• SHIRTTAILER the red-headed woodpecker ...1956 Amer. dial.
• TAPPER the lesser spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopus minor ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TAPPERER the lesser spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopus minor ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TICKTACK BIRD a woodpecker ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TREE-JOBBER † a woodpecker ...1601
• TREE SURGEON a woodpecker ...1911 Amer. dial.
• TREE-POUNDER a woodpecker ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TREE-TAPPER a woodpecker ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TRIP-HAMMER a woodpecker ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHICKER a woodpecker ...1887 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-ASS the red-headed woodpecker ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHITE SHIRT a red-headed woodpecker ...1913 Amer. dial.
• WOMACOCK a pileated woodpecker ...1945 Amer. dial.
• WOOD-AWL the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1885 Eng. dial.
• WOOD-CADY the pileated woodpecker ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WOOD CHICKEN a pileated woodpecker ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WOODCHUCK a woodpecker ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WOODCOCK a pileated woodpecker ...a1813 Amer. dial.
• WOOD GOD a pileated woodpecker ...1921 Amer. dial.
• WOOD HEN a woodpecker, usually the pileated woodpecker ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WOOD KATE the pileated woodpecker ...1913 Amer. dial.
• WOODPECK a woodpecker ...1885 Amer. dial.
• YACKLE the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1882 Eng. dial.
• YAFFIL the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1873 Eng. dial.
• YAFFINGAL the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1852 Eng. dial.
• YAFFINGALE the green woodpecker ...1865 Eng. dial.
• YAFFINGALER the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1852 Eng. dial.
• YAFFLE the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1792 Eng. dial.
• YAFFLER the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1802 Eng. dial.
• YAPPINGAL the green woodpecker ...1906 Eng. dial.
• YAPPINGALE the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1852 Eng. dial.
• YELPINGAL the green woodpecker ...1888 Eng. dial.
• YELPINGALE the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1852 Eng. dial.
• YIKE the call of the woodpecker ...1891 Eng. dial.
• YIPPINGALE the green woodpecker ...1609 Eng. dial.
• YOKEL the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1882 Eng. dial.
• YOPPINGAL the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1852 Eng. dial.
 
WOODPECKER - verbs
• YAFFLE of a woodpecker: to utter a cry ...1893 Eng. dial.
 
WOOL, WOOLLY - adjectives
• LANARIOUS †* belonging to wool ...1656
• LANEOUS †* pert. to wool ...1676
• LANIFEROUS wool-bearing ...1656
• LANIFIC † 1. wool-bearing ...a1693
* 2. busied in spinning wool ...1806
• LANIFICAL † wool-bearing ...a1693
• LANIFICOUS † wool-bearing; working in wool ...1721
• LANIGEROUS wool-bearing; woolly ...1608
• LANIPENDIOUS †* adj. engaged in weighing or spinning wool ...1656
• OOZY woolly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OWY † woolly, covered with wool ...1813 Sc.
• TAGGED of hair or wool: hanging in matted locks ...1757
 
WOOL - nouns
• HARL hair, wool ...1824 Eng. dial.
• HASLIG the wool on the neck of a sheep ...1900 Sc.
• HASSLOCK the wool on the neck of a sheep ...1725
• HAWSLOCK the wool on the neck of a sheep ...1725
• LACHTER a lock, tuft, or wisp of hair, wool, grass, etc. ...1704 Sc.
• LANARY †* a wool-house; a warehouse or storehouse for wool ...1727
• LANGEL(L) † a woollen rug or blanket ...1324-25 Eng. dial.
• LANIFICE †* a spinning or weaving of wool ...1626
• MANE the wool on a ewe's neck ...1900 Sc.
• NAILS loose locks of wool ...Bk1808 Sc.
• TAT a tuft of hair, wool, etc.; a matted mass; a small quantity ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAUT a mat; matting; a tuft of hair, wool, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ULLYA-PLUCK wool, hair, or feathers as remains of the carcass of an animal or bird ...1897 Sc.
• WOOLLY a garment knitted from wool, esp. a sweater ...1899 sl.
 
WOOL - nouns, person
• NETTY a woman who traverses the country in search of wool ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
WORD - adjectives
• CATACHRESTIC wrongly used, misapplied, as when one word is improperly put for another ...1656
• CRICK-CRACK of words: not understood ...19C Eng. dial.
• FAIR-SPOKEN of words: bland, civil ...1649
• IDIOGLOTTIC using words of one's own invention ...1888
• LOGOFASCINATED fascinated by words ...1652 nonce word
• MALAPROP given to ludicrous misuse of words ...1840
• MALAPROPIAN given to ludicrous misuse of words ...1860
• NEOLOGICAL * dealing with or characterized by new words or phrases ...1754
• NEOLOGISTIC pert. to the use of new words or phrases ...1827
• NEOLOGOUS * pert. to the use of new words or phrases ...1812
• NEOTERISTIC pert. to the use of new words or phrases ...1873
• OMNIVERBARIOUS using all sorts of words ...B1900
• OMNIVERBIVOROUS capable of 'swallowing' all words ...1858 humorous
• SESQUIPEDALIAN 1. of words and expressions: of many syllables ...1656
2. given to using long words ...1853
• TOGATED of words: Latinized; stately, majestic ...1868
• VERBARIAN having to do with words ...1830
• VERBATICAL † verbal; pert. to words ...1612
• WAFF of words: cheap, vulgar ...1866 Sc.
 
WORD - adverbs
• ACYROLOGICALLY † incorrectly as to use of words ...1651
 
WORD - nouns
• ACYROLOGY † incorrect use of language or words; improper speech ...1656
• BOGGLE-WORDS hard words, words difficult to pronounce ...19C Eng. dial.
• CATACHRESIS improper use of words; abuse or perversion of a metaphor ...1589
• CRAMP-WORD a word difficult to pronounce or understand; any long, scientific, or uncommon word ...1687
• CRICK-CRACK word not understood ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DICKY-BIRD a word; usually used in negative contexts ...1932 Brit. rhyming sl.
• EARLY BIRD a word ...1937 UK rhyming sl.
• ETYMOLOGICON a dictionary or work on the etymologies of the words in a language ...1645
• JAW-BREAKER a word hard to pronounce; a word of many syllables ...1839 colloq.
• JAWTWISTER a hard or many-syllabled word ...Bk1896 sl.
• LOGODIARRHOEA † an uncontrolled flow of words ...1727
• LOGOLATRY worship of words; unreasonable regard for words or for the literal truth ...1810
• MALAPROP ludicrous misuse of words ...1823
• MALAPROPISM ludicrous misuse of words; an instance of this ...1849
• MALAPROPOISM ludicrous misuse of words ...1834 nonce word
• MICRONYMY the use of shortened words for naming things, as in science (TNT); the use of short easy words instead of long hard ones ...1889 nonce word
• MOCKINGBIRD a word ...1960s UK & Aust. rhyming sl., orig. theatre
• NEOLOGISM a new word or expression ...1803
• NEOLOGIZATION * the use or formation of new words or phrases ...1846
• NEOLOGY 1. the use of new words ...1797
2. a new word or term ...1846
• NEONISM * the use or formation of new words or phrases ...1846
• NEOTERISM the use of new words or phrases; a new word or phrase ...1873
• OLIGOSYLLABLE a word of less than four syllables ...1830
• ONOMATOMANIA morbid dread of some word, intense mental anguish at the inability to recall some word, or to name a thing ...1892
• PALABRA a word; speech, talk, palaver ...1594
• PATER chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
• PEEP a word ...c1945 sl.
• PIGEONHOLE † an excessively wide space between words ...L17 sl.
• QUADRILITERAL a word of four letters ...1787
• QUADRISYLLABLE a word of four syllables ...1827
• QUATCH † a word, a sound ...a1635
• RICHARD a word ...L19 rhyming sl. (Richard the Third)
• RICHARD THE THIRD a word ...L19 rhyming sl.
• SESQUIPEDALIAN a word of many syllables ...1830
• SIGLE †* an initial or other character used to denote words ...1614
• SPLANG sharp words ...1970s US Black sl.
• VERB †* a word ...a1716
• VERBAL †* a collection of words; a vocabulary or dictionary ...1599
• VERBICIDE the act of destroying the sense or value of a word; perversion of a word from its proper meaning, as in punning ... 1858
• VERBOCINATION †* expression of ideas by means of words ...1653
• VOCABLE † a word; a term ...1787 Sc.
• VOCABULATION * the use or choice of words ...1891
• WEASEL WORD a word that is used in a deliberately misleading way ...1900 sl., orig. US
 
WORD - nouns, person
• HACKER † one who mangles words or sense ...a1603
• LOGODAEDALUS † one who is cunning in, or clever with, words ...1611
• NEOLOGIST one who invents or uses new words or forms ...1785
• NEOTERIST one who uses or introduces new words or phrases ...1873
• VERBARIAN an inventor or coiner of words ...1873
• VERBICIDE one who mutilates or destroys a word ...1867
• VERSUTILOQUENT a crafty talker; one using words craftily ...1656
• VOCABULARIAN one who gives much or undue attention to words ...1899
 
WORD - verbs
• BLAST to use big words or strong language ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HACK † to mangle or 'make a hash of' words in utterance ...1598
• NEOLOGIZE to use new words or phrases; to make linguistic innovations ...1846
• NEOTERIZE to coin or use new words or phrases ...1873
• VOCABULIZE * to utter, speak, say; to put into words ...1873
 
WORD FOR WORD - adverbs
• VERBATIMLY† word for word ...1597
 
WORD FOR WORD - verbs
• VERBATE † to reproduce word for word ...1512
 
WORDINESS - nouns
• VERBAGE * verbosity, excessive wordiness ...1787
• VERBALITY the quality of being verbal; that which consists of mere words or verbiage ...1645
 
WORD OF MOUTH - phrases
• ON THE BLOB by word of mouth ...1851 sl.
 
WORDY - adjectives
• MATTERY wordy, loquacious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
WORDY - nouns
• CLARK RUSSELL JAWING-MATCH wordy warfare ...Bk1896 sl.
 
WORK, WORKING - adjectives (also see hard-working, job, and odd jobs)
• FULL OF THE OLD NICK feeling ambitious and eager to work ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LABOURSOME † given to labour; hard-working ...1551
• NANTLING of work: light, trifling; done for amusement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OMNIGERENT universally working. performing all kinds of work ...1865
• RAMSTOORIE of a vigorous but not meticulous worker: slapdash, rough and ready ...1949 Sc.
• RAWHIDE exacting hard work ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SAUNTERING † given to dawdling over one's work ...1673
• WALL-EYED of any work: badly done ...M19 sl.
• WORK BRICKLE ready to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WORKING A WELT dishonestly contriving a break from work ...c1900 UK sl.
 
WORK - adverbs
• AGREAT of work: done by the piece ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
WORK - nouns
• ABRAHAM WORK sweated labour, ill-paid work ...Bk1909 sl.
• BASHING arduous work, esp. of the specified sort ...1940 Brit. services' sl.
• BED-WORK † work that is or can be done in bed or without toil, easy work ...1606
• BINNER a quantity of work done ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BUCKEYE one whose work is of low quality; the inferior work itself ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BULLWORK manual labour; hard work ...1944 Amer. dial.
• CA' CANNY a deliberate reduction of working speed and production by workers, to express their discontent ...1895 Sc.
• CHUMP JOB respectable, low-paying, regular work ...1930s US sl.
• DADERY drudgery, exhausting work ...1891 Sc.
• DAILY DOZEN one's work, occupation ...1930s sl.
• DAILY GRIND, THE one's usual day's work
• DARG a day's work; the task of a day; a defined quantity or amount of work done in a certain time or at a certain rate of payment; a task ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DARG-DAYS days of work done in lieu of rent or due to the feudal lord ...19C Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DARGING the work of a day labourer, esp. hard, plodding toil ...1788 Sc.
• DARGUE a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DARRACK a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Eng. dial.
• DAY FOR A KING a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
• DAY FOR THE KING a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
• DAYLIGHTING working (usually illicitly) at a second job during daylight hours ...20C sl.
• DAY ON THE KING a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
• DAY ON THE QUEEN a day off; orig, when outdoor work was impossible, but used generally to cover any unofficial day off, as one that follows a night of over-enthusiastic enjoyment ...1947 NZ sl.
• DAYSIDE a day shift ...1985 Amer. labourers' usage
• DEAD HORSE work that 'doesn't pay' but must be done ...1969 Amer. dial.
• DEZICK a day's work ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DEZZICK a day's work ...1894 Eng. dial.
• DINKUM work; a due share of work ...1888 Eng. dial.
• DORG a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Eng. dial.
• EIDENCY diligence, hard work, assiduity ...1834 Sc.
• ERGOPHOBIA fear of work; morbid aversion to labour ...1881
• EYDENCE † diligence, hard work, assiduity ...1834 Sc.
• EYE-SERVICE work poorly done ...1976 Amer. dial.
• FAFFLEMENT trifling and unnecessary work ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG a bore; a chore; an unpleasant, tedious task; anything that causes weariness, hard work, toil, drudgery, fatigue; a wearisome thing...1780 colloq.
• FAGGING the act of working hard or wearying oneself at something; hard work; an exhausting experience ...1777
• FAGGING ABOUT the act of working hard or wearying oneself at something; hard work ...1850
• GAFF a legitimate job, work ...1910s sl.
• GANG 1. a turn or spell at any work or exercise ...1879 Eng. dial.
2. a work crew ...1989 US sl.
• GIG work; any job or occupation ...1950s Amer. sl.
• GOLDEN HOURS in the entertainment industry: time worked at a premium overtime rate ...1970 US sl.
• GOLDEN TIME in the entertainment industry: time worked at a premium overtime rate ...1970 US sl.
• GRAFT hard work ...1853
• GRUNT WORK work that is repetitious, often physically exhausting and boring ...sl.
• HAMMER clumsy, noisy working or walking ...1866 Sc.
• HANA work, labour ...1951 Hawaii
• HANAHANA labour, hard work ...1967 Hawaii
• HAND'S TURN a stroke of work ...1828 colloq.
• HARD GRAFT hard work ...1873 Aust. sl.
• HARD YAKKA hard work ...1888 Aust. sl.
• HASHTER work ill-arranged or executed in a slovenly manner ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HORSEFLESH work that is charged for before it is actually done ...L17 sl.
• JACKETING a hard day's work ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JIPPO part-time work ...1920s Amer. sl.
• LABORATION †* working, work, labour ...c1460
• LABOURAGE † labouring, labour, work ...1484
• LICK a work period ...1868 US sl.
• LICK-OVER a quick once-over; a piece of work done quickly...1966 Amer. dial.
• LIVE HORSE work additional to that included in the (generally, week's) bill ...19C Brit. workmen's sl.
• LOUNDER the act of showing energy at work ...B1900 Sc.
• MAIN hard work; a spell or turn at labour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MANUARY † manual work, handicraft trade ...1581
• MIKE a respite from work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMICKING WORK work made to look well for a time, but not to last; work done with bad material ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANNICK light, irregular work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANNIKIN-JOB a piece of work requiring neatness and delicacy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANTLING petty, jobbing work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NIXER work undertaken outside normal work, usually without an employer's knowledge ...1994 Irish sl.
• OFFICE the place one works ...L17 sl.
• OPERATION † 1. action, performance, work, deed ...c1386
† 2. something made; a product, work ...1616
• PAITER chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
• QUATTING-TIME the time for ceasing work...1835 Sc.
• RAIK a quantity of work done quickly ...1866 Sc.
• RANTER any piece of work badly done ...BK1905 Sc.
• RINGER a complete workweek ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SCAMP work done in a hurried, lazy manner ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCHLEP(P) a troublesome business or a piece of hard work ...1964 sl., chiefly US
• SCUTZ WORK menial or unpleasant work ...1991 Amer. dial.
• SCUZZ WORK menial or unpleasant work ...1991 Amer. dial.
• SHITWORK work considered esp. by feminists to be menial or routine, esp. housework; routine work  ...1968 sl.
• SHLEP hard work ...1964 sl., chiefly US
• SHOVELFUL O' WORK a very little work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SHUTDOWN a stoppage of work; the temporary closing of a factory ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• THRIFT work, occupation, employment, business ...1798 Sc.
• THRUT a through shift or turn of work more than usual length ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIE-UP a stoppage of work or business, esp. on account of a lock-out or strike ...1889
• TILTH † labour, work, or effort directed to use or profitable ends ...a1023
• UMGANG †* a turn or spell of work ...1538
• WALL-EYED JOB any work irregularly or ill done; also, any very irregular action ...1847 sl.
• YACCA hard work ...1888 Aust. sl.
• YACKA hard work ...1888 Aust. sl.
• YACKER hard work ...1888 Aust. sl.
• YAKKA hard work ...1888 Aust. sl.
• YAKKER hard work ...1888 Aust. sl.
 
WORK, WORKER, WORKMAN - nouns, person
• AMBULANTER an itinerant worker or tramp who travels in a wagon with his family picking up odd jobs as he goes...1927 Amer. dial.
• ARSE-WIPER a workman that toadies to the boss; a servant to the mistress ...20C colloq.
• ATE-THE-BOLTS one who is a glutton for work ...20C Irish sl.
• AUGER an excessively hard worker ...1980s US college sl.
• BEE a busy worker ...1791
• BINDLE MAN a tramp; an itinerant worker ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BINDLE STIFF a tramp; an itinerant worker ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BISCUIT GETTER a breadwinner; the husband ...1966 Amer. jocular
• BLANKET MAN a tramp; an itinerant worker ...1872 Amer. dial.
• BLANKET STIFF a tramp; an itinerant worker ...1872 Amer. dial.
• BUCKEYE one whose work is of low quality; the inferior work itself ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BUCK-PASSER one who evades or avoids work and responsibility ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BUTTERFLY a person whose periods of work or occupation are transitory or seasonal ...1890
• CAMPIE one who strives, contends, or works vigorously ...1923 Sc.
• CAMPY one who strives, contends, or works vigorously ...1923 Sc.
• CHUMP a person, esp., a regular working man ...M19 sl.
• CLOCK-WATCHER someone who does no more work than is strictly necessary ...1911 sl.
• DAB-HAND a clever workman; an expert in any business ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DABSTER a clever workman; an expert in any business; one skilled at anything; an adept; a versatile person ...1708 colloq.
• DARGER a day labourer; one who works by the day ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DARGSMAN † a workman, a labourer ...1723 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DARKSMAN † a workman, a labourer ...1795 Sc.
• DATALLER a day-labourer; a workman engaged and paid by the day ...1881  Eng. dial.
• DAY-DARGER a day worker ...1856 Eng. dial.
• DAYMAN one employed for the day, or for duty on a special day ...1880
• DAYSMAN a worker by the day; a day-labourer ...a1639
• DAYSTER a man who works by the day, and not by the piece ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAYTALER a day labourer, a man who works by the day and not by the piece ...1877 Eng. dial.
• DEACON a superior or head workman; an adept, a proficient, a master ...1790 Sc.
• DIDDLE one who is slow and dawdling in his work ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIDDLE-DADDLE one who is slow and dawdling in his work ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EAGER BEAVER an enthusiast; a zealous person a person who is too eager for work ...colloq.
• EYE-SERVANT one who works adequately only when watched ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FACEY a workman facing another as he works ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FACEY ON THE BIAS a workman not directly in front of another as he words ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FACEY ON THE TWO THICK a workman just behind one's vis-a-vis ...c1870 tailors' sl.
• FACTOTUM a man of all-work; also, a servant who has the entire management of his master's affairs ...1863
• FAG a hard worker ...M19 sl.
• FAGGER one who works hard ...1885
• FAUCHLE a slow, inept worker; a bungler; a small, weak person unable to do his own turn and yet trying to do it ...1866 Sc.
• GRAFTER a hard worker ...1900 sl.
• GRINDER * a person who works for another ...E19
• GRUNGE a person who works hard, usually for meagre rewards ...1960 sl.
• GRUNT a common or unskilled worker; a labourer ...sl.
• GYPPO an itinerant worker or piece-worker ...1920s Amer. sl.
• HACK 1. a hard-working man; a drudge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
2. a worker of any type, inferring monotonous 'grind' ...1990s sl.
• HAGGLER † a clumsy, awkward workman; a bungler ...1577 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HALF HAND a person who does, or is allotted, half the amount of work expected of an able-bodied adult ...1856 Amer. dial.
• HANDICRAFT † a handicraftsman, an artisan, a workman ...1586
• HANDYWRIGHT † a worker with his hands; a mechanic ...1674
• HAWMERER a big, awkwardly built person with clumsy feet; one who works in a rough, noisy fashion ...1866 Sc.
• IDLEMAN * one who has no occupation; formerly, in Ireland, a 'gentleman', as opposed to a working man ...1331
• INSPECTOR OF PAVEMENTS a man out of work ...Bk1896 sl.
• JACK a young workman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JIPPO an itinerant worker or piece-worker; contract work, a sub-contractor...1920s US sl.
• LABOR FAKER a worker who loafs on the job; a malingerer; hence, a corrupt union leader ...1907 US sl.
• LEG MAN any person who works actively and outside, rather than in, an office ...1950s Amer. sl.
• MAISTRY a master workman, a foreman; applied also to a skilled workman, e.g. a cook, a tailor ...1798 Indian
• MANUALIST † one who works or labours with the hands ...1592
• MANUARY † one who works with his hands ...1581
• MARROW † a companion, a fellow-worker, a partner, a mate ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MASTER HAND a highly skilled worker ...1709
• MECHANICKER a mechanic, a workman ...1861 Eng. dial.
• MISS GRIND a very hard worker ...17C
• NAP-HAND a clever workman; one expert at any business or at a game of skill ...1887 Eng. dial.
• OKIE a migratory worker ...c1935 US sl.
• OPERANT * a workman ...1831
• OPERATIST †* a worker ...1651
• OPERATRESS * a female worker ...1841
• OPERATRICE †* a female worker ...1531
• OPERATRIX * a female worker ...1792
• OPIFEX † a worker, a maker, a manufacturer ...1649
• OPIFICER † one who makes or constructs a work; a maker, a fabricator; a workman ...1548
• PANNER a worker; one who sets to work well ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PEYL-AWAY an energetic person; a hard worker ...1896 Eng. dial.
• QUARTER HAND a person who does, or is allotted, one-fourth the amount of work expected of an able-bodied adult ...1856 Amer. dial.
• QUEER one who works hard ...1960s US college sl.
• QUILL-BOY a term of reproach for a person incapable of much work ...1853 Ireland
• RABBLE a careless, hurried worker ...1866 Sc.
• RABBLER a careless, hurried worker ...1866 Sc.
• RAIK one who work speedily but in a slapdash manner ...1904 Sc.
• RAKE one who works with much fuss and effort but with little skill or care ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAKER a superior person or thing; a hard worker ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REESHLER a person who works with noise and flurry ...1892 Sc.
• RETREAD orig. a retired soldier recalled to service; hence, a worker undergoing retraining ...1941 sl., chiefly Aust., NZ & US
• RODNEY an idler; a loafer; a casual worker; a disreputable character ...M19 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• SCAMPER one who works hastily or with bad materials ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCARTER one who is not working in earnest ...1812 Sc.
• SCHLEP an ordinary working person ...1930s sl., orig. US
• SCLATCH a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
• SCUFFLER a person who does hard but honest work to make a living ...1890s US Black sl.
• SELF-STARTER one who acts, esp. when employed, on their own initiative rather than await instructions or orders ...1960s sl.
• SHOEMAKER a poor lawyer; an inept worker or professional ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SHUFFLER 1. a worker who is out of a job ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
2. a migratory worker ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SKATE a lazy and/or incompetent worker ...1998 US Army usage
• SKLATCH a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
• SLUFFER one who fails to do his work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. college sl.
• SPALPEEN a common workman or labourer; a farm worker or harvester; a migratory agricultural labourer ...1780 Irish
• STIFF a migratory worker ...1899 sl.
• TEAR-AWAY one who works or plays with great energy and violence when gentler methods would be more efficacious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAR-EM-ROUGH one who works or plays with great energy and violence when gentler methods would be more efficacious ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEWER a hard worker; an industrious, energetic person ...1878 Eng. dial.
• THREE-QUARTER MAN a boy or man not equal to full work owing to age, infirmity, etc. ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TINKER 1. an unskilful or clumsy worker; a bungler
2. any itinerant worker ...Sc., Irish
• TOGETHER-WORKER † a co-worker; a collaborator ...1581 nonce word
• TOILER a hard-working person ...1549
• TRAMP a worker who moves from job to job, city, to city ...1808 UK sl.
• TUTTLE a worker ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WARB a low-paid manual worker ...1930s Aust. sl.
• WHEELHORSE one who does the hard work in some enterprise or cause; a trusted assistant; a hard-working or powerful person ...1845 Amer. dial.
• WORKAHOLIC a person whose primary and obsessive interest is work; a compulsive worker ...1968 Amer. sl.
• WORKING STIFF a common working man; an ordinary worker ...1930s Amer. sl.
• WORKOHOLIC a workaholic ...E1970s sl.
• YARDBIRD a worker in a yard ...1963 US sl.
• YEARMAN † a man hired by the year ...1481-90
 
WORK, WORKER - person, other
• RAWHIDER one who overworks or mistreats workers or machinery ...1931 Amer. dial.
 
WORK - verbs
• AWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BALL THE JACK to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically ...1913 Amer. sl.
• BASH AWAY to work vigorously ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BATTLE to struggle for a living, to work hard despite troubles and exhibit courage in doing so ...1895 Aust sl.
• BELABOUR † to labour at, to work at; to exert one's strength or ability upon ...1604
• BEND ONE'S BACK to work hard ...1920s Aust. sl.
• BESWINK † to labour for, to work for ...1377
• BETRAVAIL † to work for; to earn by labour ...1393
• BILDER to work hard ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILL to work hard ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BLUITER to work clumsily; to spoil work in the doing of it ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOMMEL to work confusedly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAISSIL to work hurriedly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASSLE to work hurriedly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCKLE TO IT to hurry; to work fast ...1848 Amer. dial.
• BUD to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BUD IN to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BULLOCK to work strenuously without intermission ...1888 Aust.
• BURK to avoid work ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
• BURN UP ONE'S TAIL to work very hard ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CA' CANNY to go easy; to proceed warily or cautiously; to go slow; deliberately to restrict output or effort ...Sc.
• CHIPPY to work halfheartedly or without serious purpose ...1974 Amer. sl.
• CHORE to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CONK OFF to stop work; to rest when one should work ...1950s Amer. sl.
• COP A SLAVE to work, to go out and find work ...20C US Black sl.
• COP THE SLAVE to work, to go out and find work ...20C US Black sl.
• DACKER to work in an irregular or pottering way ...1703 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DAFFLE to do odd jobs, any sort of light work ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAIDLE † to mismanage; to do any work in a slovenly way ...1808 Sc.
• DAIGLE to proceed, act, or work laggardly; to idle ...1827 Sc.
• DANCE ON THE CARPET to be called into a superior's office for questioning about possible misconduct or poor work performance ...1946 US sl.
• DARG to work by the day; to toil; generally applied to agricultural labour, as opening drains, trenching, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• DAYLIGHT to work at a second job during the day ...1970s Amer. sl.
• DELVE to work hard, to slave, to drudge ...1888 Eng. dial.
• DIE, DOG, OR EAT THE HATCHET to work hard or suffer the consequences; to fend for oneself, to struggle for existence ...1903 Amer. dial.
• DIG to work hard, esp. for an examination ...US sl.
• DIG OUT to work cheerfully and with a will; to make a real effort ...1987 UK military usage
• DILDER to trifle, to waste time, to work carelessly ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DING to work hard ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DO A MIKE to pretend to be working; to hang about ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DO A TAP OF WORK to do the smallest amount of work ...1884 Amer. dial.
• DODGE THE COLUMN to shirk; to avoid work ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DOG IT to work hard ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DRAW THE DEAD HORSE to work at a job that doesn't bring in any profits, but must be done ...M19 sl.
• DUFF IN to work energetically ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• EAT, PIG, OR DIE to work hard or suffer the consequences; to fend for oneself, to struggle for existence ...1835 Amer. dial.
• ELT to work persistently or laboriously; to be occupied in working in the earth, to rake among dirt ...1877 Sc.
• ENDEAVOUR FOR to work, to labour ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAFFLE † to saunter, to trifle; to fumble, to work dilatorily ...Bk1900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FAG to do something that wearies one; to work hard; to labour, to strain, to toil ...1772
• FAKE FOR CAKE to work for a living ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FALL TO WORK † to being working ...1551
• FASSIL to loiter, to waste time, to work lazily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAUCH to work with speed; to toil, esp. with little result ...1866 Sc.
• FAUCHLE to work lazily or listlessly, to work with difficulty, to work in a helpless, bungling fashion ...1824 Sc.
• FLY THE FLAG to post a notice that workmen are needed ...c1860 tailors' sl.
• GRAFT to work hard ...1859 sl.
• GROUT to work or study hard ...c1870 UK sl.
• GRUNT to do menial work ...1930s US sl.
• HACK to work hard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAG to overwork and underpay, to 'sweat' ...1891
• HAGGLE to over-work, to fatigue, to tire out ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HAMMER to work or walk in a clumsy, noisy manner; to stumble ...a1786 Sc.
• HANA to work, to make ...1951 Hawaii
• HASHTER to work in a hurried, slovenly, and wasteful manner ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAVE TO to hurry, to exert oneself energetically, to start working very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HIT THE BALL to work hard and effectively; to perform satisfactorily or well ...1919 US sl.
• HOE ONE'S ROW to do one's own work ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HUSSLE 1. to work hard, to make an effort ...L19 US sl.
2. to urge someone to work harder ...20C sl.
• HUSTLE 1. to work hard, to make an effort ...L19 US sl.
2. to urge someone to work harder ...20C sl.
• INDUSTHER to work hard; to be industrious ...1880 N. Ireland
• KEEP BANKER'S HOURS to be tardy to work ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KEEP UP TO THE COLLAR 1. to stay hard at work, or to make someone else stay hard at work ...M19 sl.
2. to be overwhelmed by one's work ...1910s sl.
• KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE to be studying hard, working hard ...1828 UK
• LABOUR ONE'S NEEDS † to work for one's livelihood ...c1400
• LAM ON to work fast ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LAY IN to exert oneself, to work hard ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER AWAY to work hard ...1869
• LEATHER ON to work hard ...1893
• LEVEL DOWN to work away ...1928 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT IN to begin work vigorously ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LINGE to work so violently as to cause exhaustion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINK IN to work as fast as possible ...1902 Amer. dial.
• MANK to pretend to work, to gossip ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MANURE † to work upon with the hand; to work up ...1431
• MARROW to be a partner or fellow-worker ...1538 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MEET THE MAN to go to work ...1910s sl.
• MELT ONE'S GREASE to work very hard ...M19 sl.
• NAFF to work in a weak, trifling manner; to trifle, to be frivolous ...Bk1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NAG to work in a slow, laborious but assiduous manner; to toil ...1866 Sc.
• NAGER to work hard; to work laboriously and clumsily ...1863 Eng. dial.
• NANNICK to do light, irregular work; to change one's employment frequently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANTLE to work feebly, languidly, or imperfectly; to potter about; to move slowly and feebly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NATTER to work slowly and ineffectually; to potter ...1908 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NATTLE to work slowly, to dawdle, to trifle ...1908 Sc.
• NESTLE to trifle; to do light work or odd jobs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OCCASION to do temporary or occasional work; to apply for such work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK GUTS TO A BEAR to work at dishonourable employment ...1903  Amer. dial.
• PACK GUTS TO A GOOSE to work at dishonourable employment ...1927 Amer. dial.
• PAN TO to begin to work, to set to work with energy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PICK AND MELL to set to work vigorously; to make use of all the means within one's power ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PILE OUT to get up and go to work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PLAY A DEAD HORSE to work for wages already paid ...M17 sl.
• PLY THE LABOURING OAR to take a great or arduous share of the work ...1894
• PULL A DEAD HORSE to work for wages already paid ...M17 sl.
• PULL THE LABOURING OAR to take a great or arduous share of the work ...1900
• PUT IN ONE'S BEST LICKS to work hard; to do one's best ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PUT IN ONE'S LICKS to work hard; to do one's best ...1847 Amer. dial.
• PUT (ONE) THROUGH A COURSE OF SPROUTS to subject to hard work; to make one do certain hard things; to subject to hard discipline ...19C Amer. dial.
• PUT YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE to start studying hard, working hard ...1828 UK
• QUEECHER to work in a lazy, unsatisfactory way ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUEERACH to do any kind of work in a weak, trifling manner; to nurse in an over-dainty manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUEETER to work lazily and languidly, to trifle, to waste time ...1866 Sc.
• RABBLE to work in a hurried slovenly manner; to do anything in a confused, hasty manner...1862 Eng. dial.
• RACK to work hard ...1940s US campus sl.
• RACK IT to work hard ...1940s US campus sl.
• RAIK to work energetically and speedily; to plough through a task ...1866 Sc.
• RAM AWAY to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAM INTO to work with vigour and energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE to work or do anything with energy and speed ...1861 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAWHIDE to overwork or mistreat workers or machinery ...1930 Amer. dial.
• RIDE THE DEAD HORSE to work to pay off a debt ...19C Aust., NZ, & US sl.
• RIBBLE to work hastily and carelessly; to do anything in a confused manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RIDE A DEAD HORSE to work without profit ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RIDE THE GRUB LINE to travel about looking for work, esp. odd jobs ...1899 Amer. West usage
• SAUNTER † to loiter over one's work, to dawdle ...1673
• SCAFFLE to work hard for a livelihood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLE of work: to do carelessly and hurriedly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMP to do carelessly; to do work badly, inefficiently, or with bad materials; to shirk work ...1851 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCHLEP(P) to work hard ...1963 sl., chiefly US
• SCLATCH to work in a dirty messy manner; to make or construct clumsily or untidily; to use in a slipshod or careless way; to botch ...1808 Sc.
• SCODGE to do rough menial work; to act as a drudge; to do odd jobs ...1808 Sc.
• SCOW to plunge; to set to work without delay ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLE to work hard with small success; to struggle for a living; to be industrious ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH GRAVEL to hurry; to work hard; to exert oneself ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SCRIM to bustle about; to work with energy and success; to conduct a vigorous search for anything ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCROBBLE to struggle hard for a livelihood; to work hard with small success; to 'rub along' as best one can ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SHLEP to work hard ...1963 sl., chiefly US
• SKRIM to bustle about; to work with energy and success; to conduct a vigorous search for anything ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SLOG ONE'S GUTS OUT to work extremely hard ...colloq.
• SNATCH IT to quit work taking the wages due ...1911 Aust. sl.
• SNATCH YOUR TIME to quit work taking the wages due ...1916 Aust. sl.
• SPLIT A GUT to strain or work very hard; to exert maximum effort ...1953 Amer. sl.
• STRAP to work ...Bk1904 sl.
• SWEAT ONE'S GUTS OUT to work extremely hard; to make one's maximum effort ...1890 colloq.
• TACKLE TO to work vigorously on ...1874 Sc.
• TAKE OFF to cease work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• TAKE OUT to stop working, to take a break ...1899 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE DAY OFF TO CARRY BRICKS to take a day off to do some of one's own work, e.g. do-it-yourself ...1970s NZ sl.
• TAKE THE RAG OUT to hurry; to start working ...1927 Amer. dial.
• TEAR to work hard and strenuously; to do anything with great speed and energy ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEAR OUT THE BONE to make an extraordinary effort; to work very hard; to do anything thoroughly ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TEAR THE BONE OUT to make an extraordinary effort; to work very hard; to do anything thoroughly ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TEEM ON to work with great energy and speed ...B1900 Sc.
• TEW to toil, to labour; to work hard; to pull, to struggle; to contend, to strive ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TILL † to strive, to exert oneself, to labour, to work ...c897
• TUG THE LABOURING OAR to take a great or arduous share of the work ...1697
• UNDERN to work in the after-part of the day ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VARG to work in dirty conditions, to perform a messy task ...1908 Sc.
• WARM IT TO ANYBODY OR ANYTHNG to strike or work hard ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WORK AT ARM'S LENGTH to work at a disadvantage or clumsily ...19C sl.
• WORK BY THE HAG to do piece-work in contradistinction to day-work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WORK DOUBLE TIDES to work as hard as possible ...1788
• WORK FOR A DEAD HORSE to work for wages already paid ...M17 sl.
• WORK FOR THE QUEEN to work overtime without receiving extra pay ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WORK LIKE A BEAVER vb. to work hard ...a1775 US
• WORK LIKE DIGGORY to work hard ...1892 Ireland
• WORK OFF THE DEAD HORSE to work to pay off a debt ...19C Aust., NZ, & US sl.
• WORK ONE'S ASS OFF to work hard ...1924 Amer. sl.
• WORK ONE'S BUNS OFF to work very hard ...1940s Amer. sl.
• WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE to work very hard
• WORK ONE'S GUTS OUT to work extremely hard ...colloq.
• WORK ONE'S OWN ASH-HOPPER to do one's own work ...1843 Amer. dial.
• WORK ONE'S TAIL OFF to work very hard ...1940s Amer. sl.
• WORK WITH THE LEFT HAND † to work inefficiently ...1650
• WRITE UP to report a worker for inadequate work or a misdemeanor ...1920s US sl.
• YAKKA to work hard, to labour ...L19 Aust. sl.
• YAKKER to work hard, to labour ...L19 Aust. sl.
• YARK to move quickly or hastily; to push on; to do anything energetically; to work hard ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERK to move quickly or hastily; to push on; to do anything energetically; to work hard ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
WORK - phrases
• NOT TO BUY CLOTHES FOR THE BABY not to be accomplishing one's task or getting one's work done ...1946 Amer. dial.
• ON THE WALLABY wandering about looking for work ...Aust. sl.
• ON THE WALLABY TRACK wandering about looking for work ...Aust. sl.
 
WORKED - adjectives
• LABOURABLE † capable of being laboured or worked ...1481
 
WORKHOUSE - nouns
• BASTILE the workhouse ...1859 Eng. dial.
• BASTILLE the workhouse ...1859 Eng. dial.
• BEAD-HOUSE a workhouse ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG-HOUSE the workhouse ...1868 Eng. dial.
• FACTORY † the parish workhouse ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LARGE HOUSE the workhouse ...M19 sl.
• UNION, THE the workhouse ...L19 sl.
• WORKUS, THE the workhouse ...19C
 
WORKING - adjectives
• OFF not performing or working well ...1846 US sl.
• OPERATIC * engaged in production as a workman or artisan, working ...1823-27 rare
 
WORKING - nouns
• CLOCK WATCHING the act of working no harder, or for no longer, than is minimally required ...1942 UK sl.
• DIDDLE slow and trifling working; trifling activity; one who is slow and dawdling in his work ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIDDLE-DADDLE slow and trifling working; trifling activity; one who is slow and dawdling in his work ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMMER clumsy, noisy walking or working; a clumsy, noisy person or worker ...Bk1905 Sc.
• JACKLEGGING working inexpertly; fiddling ...1918 Amer. dial.
• MACKING working hard ...1990s US Black sl.
• QUEERACH the act of working in a weak, trifling manner; the act of nursing in an over-dainty manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUEETER the act of working in a weak, half-hearted, trifling manner ...1866 Sc.
• QUEETERAN the act of working lazily ...1866 Sc.
 
WORKING - phrases
• TRY TO WAKEN A DEAD HORSE said of one who is working in vain, or receiving no pay ...1889 Eng. dial.
 
WORKING-CLASS - adjectives
• PROLE of the working-class ...1965 US sl.
 
WORKING CLASS - nouns, person
• PROLE a member of the proletariat (working class); a lower-class person ...1887 US sl.
• WACKIE a stereotypical member of the working-class; a conformist ...1982 UK teen sl.
• WACKY a stereotypical member of the working-class; a conformist ...1982 UK teen sl.
• WOOL HAT a member of the White rural working class; a small farmer; a redneck; used chiefly in reference to such a person as a political force ...1828 Amer. dial.
• WOOL HAT BOY a member of the White rural working class; a small farmer; a redneck; used chiefly in reference to such a person as a political force ...1836 Amer. dial.
• WOOL HATTER a member of the White rural working class; a small farmer; a redneck; used chiefly in reference to such a person as a political force ...1986 Amer. dial.
 
WORKMANLIKE - adjectives
• AFFABROUS * skilfully made; complete; finished in a workmanlike manner ...1731
• GAIN handy, expert, skilful, deft, dexterous; workmanlike ...a1300 Eng. dial.
 
WORKMANSHIP - adjectives
• PAN-DAEDALIAN † of all curious workmanship ...1618
 
WORKMANSHIP - nouns
• AFRO ENGINEERING shoddy, second-rate workmanship ...1970s US sl.
• OPIFICE † the doing or making of a work; construction, workmanship ...1616
 
WORKPLACE - nouns
• SALTMINE a workplace ...1976 US sl.
 
WORK SHIFT - nouns
• AUSTRALIAN DAYS night-work ...1970 UK sl.
• CAT-EYE a late-night work-shift ...1977 US sl.
• DARKIE a night shift ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• DARK-'UN a 24-hour shift, worked by a wharf labourer ...1930s Aust. sl.
• DOGWATCH a night shift, esp. in a newspaper office, or to any late or early period of duty, or the staff employed on this ...1901 sl., chiefly US
• SWING a worker's rest period or a shift system which incorporates such breaks; broadly, time off work ...1917 US sl.
 
WORKSHOP - nouns
• MANUFACTORY a factory or workshop ...1692
• OFFICINA a workshop; place of production ...1835
• OFFICINE † a workshop; a laboratory; an office in a monastery ...c1425
• OPERATORY † a workshop, a laboratory ...1651
 
WORKSHOP - nouns, person
• MANUFACTURER † an artificer, an operative in a factory or workshop ...1719