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lump work

lump work noun: work contracted for, or taken by the lump.

Noun

lump work (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Work contracted for, or taken by the lump.
    • It must have been at the latter end of January that I began to work lump work; it was at my own suggestion that I commenced it, because I could make more money; […]1875, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons, volume 61, page 5
    • Neither shall any journeyman who is a member of the party of the second part be permitted to take piece or lump work in any shape or manner, nor work for any owner or contractor who does lump work […]1926, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, page 26

Questions about lump work

What does lump work mean?
Lump work means work contracted for, or taken by the lump.
What part of speech is lump work?
Lump work is a noun.

Words near lump work in the dictionary

  1. lump sums
  2. lump the lighter
  3. lump to one's throat
  4. lump together
  5. lump up
  6. lump work
  7. lump-sugar
  8. lumpabilities
  9. lumpability
  10. lumpatious
  11. lumpectomies

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