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house⋅work

[hous-wurk]
–noun
the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.

Origin:
1570–80; house + work
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house·work   (hous'wûrk')   
n.  The tasks, such as cleaning and cooking, that are performed in housekeeping.
house'work'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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