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workpiece

work·piece

UK/ˈwɜːkpiːs/ US/ˈwɜɹkˌpis/ uncommon

noun

1.

work consisting of a piece of metal being machined

Origin

From work (noun) + piece (noun), a calque of German Werkstück (“piece of work; object being worked on”).

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