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Underwork


UN'DERWORK, noun Subordinate work; petty affairs.

UNDERWORK', verb transitive

1. To destroy by clandestine measures.

2. To work or labor upon less than is sufficient or proper.

3. To work at a less price than others in the like employment; as, one mason may underwork another; a shoemaker cannot underwork a joiner.