boondoggle /boonˈdog-l/ (US)

1. A Scout's plaited cord of varicoloured leather strips
2. An article of simple handcraft
3. Work, or a task, of little or no practical value, esp work officially provided as a palliative for unemployment

To do such work

boon'doggler noun

• tally-ho
• tally-ho'd
• tally-hoed
• tally-hoing
• tally-hos
• tallying
• tallyman
• tallymen
• tallyshop
• tallyshops
• tally system
• tally systems
• tally trade
• tallywhacker
• tallywhackers
• tallywoman
• talma
• talmas
• Talmud
• Talmudic
• suspercollates
• suspercollating
• suspicion
• suspicioned
• suspicioning