English

Etymology
spade + work

Noun
en-noun|-

1. Work done by digging with a spade.
2. figuratively Work done in preparation for something else.

#:There's a lot of spadework to be done before the scheme can be implemented.

Synonyms
(work done by digging with a spade): digging
(work done in preparation): prep, prep work, preparatory work

Translations

trans-top|work done by digging with a spade
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|work done in preparation
trans-mid
Russian: подго�овка по�в� (podgotóvka póchvy)
trans-bottom

ru:spadework
vi:spadework

• 2007-06-16 18:01 - AutoFormat - -(''figurative'') +{{figuratively}}, -{{top}} +{{trans-top|work done by digging with a spade}}, -{{top}} +{{trans-top|work done in preparation}}

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