SPADEWORK
Meaning of SPADEWORK in English
transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərk ]
noun
Date: 1778
1. : work done with a spade
2. : the hard plain preliminary drudgery in an undertaking
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.
Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.
2003