spadework

[ speyd-wurk ]

/ ˈspeɪdˌwɜrk /

noun

preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.

Origin of spadework

First recorded in 1770–80; spade¹ + work

Words nearby spadework

spadefish, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, spadeful, spade guinea, spadework, spadger, spadiceous, spadille, spadix, spado

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Example sentences from the Web for spadework

I'm not going to do the spadework and let her reap the harvest.
The Girls of St. Cyprian's|Angela Brazil
You have to do the spadework in order to be aware of every possibility that might develop?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He that has four limbs, and a French heart, can do spadework; and will!
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
Steal her brainchild, negate all my efforts to make her independent and cheat me of the reward of my spadework.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for spadework

spadework

/ (ˈspeɪdˌwɜːk) /

noun

dull or routine preparatory work

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单词	spadework
释义	spadework [ speyd-wurk ] / ˈspeɪdˌwɜrk / noun preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based. Origin of spadework First recorded in 1770–80; spade¹ + work Words nearby spadework spadefish, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, spadeful, spade guinea, spadework, spadger, spadiceous, spadille, spadix, spado Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spadework I'm not going to do the spadework and let her reap the harvest. The Girls of St. Cyprian's\|Angela Brazil You have to do the spadework in order to be aware of every possibility that might develop? Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy He that has four limbs, and a French heart, can do spadework; and will! The French Revolution\|Thomas Carlyle Steal her brainchild, negate all my efforts to make her independent and cheat me of the reward of my spadework. Greener Than You Think\|Ward Moore British Dictionary definitions for spadework spadework / (ˈspeɪdˌwɜːk) / noun dull or routine preparatory work Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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