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strokes of work

strokes of work is the plural of stroke of work.

Meaning of stroke of work

Noun

stroke of work (countable and uncountable, plural strokes of work)

  1. (idiomatic, singular, singular-only) A small amount of work.
    • But who can doubt that the bricklayer and the glazier are happier than the "man of property" for whom they are doing those humble strokes of work?1860, George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray (editors), “Work”, in The Cornhill Magazine, volume 2, page 603

Questions about strokes of work

What is strokes of work the plural of?
Strokes of work is the plural of stroke of work.

Words near strokes of work in the dictionary

  1. strokes
  2. strokes of business
  3. strokes of fortune
  4. strokes of genius
  5. strokes of luck
  6. strokes of work
  7. strokes out
  8. strokes someone's ego
  9. strokeside
  10. strokesman
  11. strokesmen

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