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  1. Definition of spadework noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  2. Define spadework. spadework synonyms, spadework pronunciation, spadework translation, English dictionary definition of spadework. n. 1. Work requiring a spade. 2 ...

  3. SPADEWORK definition: 1. hard, sometimes boring work done in preparation for something: 2. hard, sometimes boring work…. Learn more.

  4. SPADEWORK meaning: 1. hard, sometimes boring work done in preparation for something: 2. hard, sometimes boring work…. Learn more.

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  7. The earliest known use of the noun spade-work is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for spade-work is from 1778, in Encyclopædia Britannica. spade-work is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spade n.1, work n. See etymology.

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