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Spadework   /spˈeɪdwˌərk/   Listen
Spadework

noun
1.
Dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking.





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"Spadework" Quotes from Famous Books



... Preliminary spadework must be put in. Here, Gussie, is the procedure I propose to adopt: I shall now return to the house and lug this Bassett out for a stroll. I shall talk to her of hearts that yearn, intimating that there is one actually on the premises. I shall pitch it strong, sparing no effort. You, meanwhile, ...
— Right Ho, Jeeves • P. G. Wodehouse


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