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grubwork

noun

Etymology

From grub + -work.

  1. inherited from grub
  2. derived from *grub-✻ — “to dig”
  3. derived from *grubb-✻
  4. derived from *grubb-✻
  5. inherited from *grubbian✻
  6. inherited from grubben
  7. suffixed as grubwork — “grub + work”

Definitions

  1. Tedious digging or (figurative) research.

    • Archaeology is mostly grubwork.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA