studwork

English

Etymology

stud +‎ work

Noun

studwork (usually uncountable, plural studworks)

1. Upright timbers forming the framework of a wall.
2. An arrangement of studs.
   • 2012, Timothy Burns, Outside of Space, page 184:

     Cron had been sitting in the common area with his leather chest-piece in his lap, polishing its studwork, when she entered.

   • 2014, Ian Merrill, Who Wants the World?: Alternative Ambitions for the Disillusioned:

     Our survival instincts are now secondary to a new leather sofa, because we truly consider thata sofa will enhance the quality of our life—especially those red leather sofas with the silver studwork and free, five year credit.