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tutwork

tutwork is the alternative form of tut-work.

Meaning of tut-work

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

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What is tutwork the alternative form of?
Tutwork is the alternative form of tut-work.

Words near tutwork in the dictionary

  1. tutus
  2. Tututni
  3. Tututnis
  4. Tutwiler
  5. Tutwilers
  6. tutwork
  7. tutworker
  8. tutworkers
  9. tutworkman
  10. tutworkmen
  11. Tutye

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