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is the Greek form of the Latin word manufacturer. The former is cheir-ergein (to work with the hand), and the latter manu-facere (to do or make with the hand).
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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