SPADEWORK


Meaning of SPADEWORK in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Most of the spadework in the research was done by grad students.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

As things are, he has not only to invent his method, but also do most of the spadework for himself.

By 1981 much of the intellectual spadework for the Reagan presidency had been done.

Meanwhile the soldiers were getting some help with the spadework .

She helped with the spadework in the early days of the Wisley garden, I had learned.

The intellectual spadework for a compromise on Jerusalem has been done; the ingredient the process has lacked is not time.

They helped dig the badgers' new home ... there were also a few young recruits on hand to help with the spadework .

Two scholars have done some particularly valuable linguistic spadework .

With Husqvarna, that pleasure comes without the spadework .

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