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tut-work

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Work done by the piece, as in non-metalliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, uncountable

Topics: business, mining

Examples

  • 1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system [...]

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