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- Middle English · inherited from*felde-werk
- English todayfieldwork
From Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field + work.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
fieldwork
Today it means: Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office). Full definition →
Middle English *felde-werk