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tut-work

tut-work noun: work done by the piece, as in non-metalliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.

Noun

tut-work (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Work done by the piece, as in non-metalliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.
    • Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures

Forms of tut-work

alternative formtutwork

Questions about tut-work

What does tut-work mean?
Tut-work means work done by the piece, as in non-metalliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.
What part of speech is tut-work?
Tut-work is a noun.

Words near tut-work in the dictionary

  1. tut-tuts
  2. tut-tutted
  3. tut-tutter
  4. tut-tutters
  5. tut-tutting
  6. tut-work
  7. tutanague
  8. Tutania
  9. Tutankhamen
  10. Tutankhamon
  11. Tutankhamun

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