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black work

–noun
1. work for which a person is paid in cash, with the transaction not recorded or reported, so as to avoid paying income tax on the amount earned.
2. blackwork.

black⋅work

[blak-wurk]
–noun
embroidery done with black, usually silk, thread on white fabric, esp. linen.


Origin:
black + work
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