grubwork

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noun

Tedious digging or (figurative) research.

“Archaeology is mostly grubwork.”

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Meanings

noungrubwork (uncountable)
  1. uncountableTedious digging or (figurative) research.

    Archaeology is mostly grubwork.

Origin

From grub + -work.

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APA

grubwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grubwork

MLA

“grubwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grubwork. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grubwork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grubwork.

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