plural of work to rule

(nautical) clinker-built work on a vessel

(stonemasonry) Cut stone facing where the joints are rusticated; a stone where the face is cut to a rough or jagged surface in imitation of nature.

plural of rubbed work

A shift (change of workers).

(metallurgy) To plastically deform metal (or other material) at temperatures above the recrystallization temperature but below the melting point of the material.

(metallurgy) Any of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively high temperatures.

(dated, informal) To manipulate circumstances to one's personal advantage

plural of working pressure

The pressure that something that operates under and contains pressure normally works at; the specified maximum working pressure is set below the test pressure.