"handknit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: handknits [plural]
Etymology: hand + knit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|knit}} hand + knit Head templates: {{en-noun}} handknit (plural handknits)
  1. Any item knitted by hand.
    Sense id: en-handknit-en-noun-34DQzl-w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hand-knit, hand knit

Verb

Forms: handknits [present, singular, third-person], handknitting [participle, present], handknitted [participle, past], handknitted [past], handknit [participle, past], handknit [past]
Etymology: hand + knit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|knit}} hand + knit Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=handknit}} handknit (third-person singular simple present handknits, present participle handknitting, simple past and past participle handknitted or handknit)
  1. To knit by hand.
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hand-knit, hand knit

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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