guesswork

[ ges-wurk ]
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noun
  1. work or procedure based on or consisting of the making of guesses or conjectures.

Origin of guesswork

1
First recorded in 1715–25; guess + work

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British Dictionary definitions for guesswork

guesswork

/ (ˈɡɛsˌwɜːk) /


noun
  1. a set of conclusions, estimates, etc, arrived at by guessing

  2. the process of making guesses

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