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grubwork

grubwork noun: tedious digging or (figurative) research.

Noun

grubwork (uncountable)

  1. Tedious digging or (figurative) research.
    • Archaeology is mostly grubwork.

Origin of grubwork

From grub + -work.

Questions about grubwork

What does grubwork mean?
Grubwork means tedious digging or (figurative) research.
What part of speech is grubwork?
Grubwork is a noun.

Words near grubwork in the dictionary

  1. grubstaker
  2. grubstakers
  3. grubstakes
  4. grubstaking
  5. Grubstreet
  6. grubwork
  7. grubworm
  8. grubworms
  9. Gruby
  10. Gruby-Sabouraud disease
  11. grudge

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