leg·work

[leg-wurk]
noun
1.
work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
2.
action of the legs as executed by an athlete, dancer, etc.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; leg + work

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legwork (ˈlɛɡˌwɜːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal work that involves travelling on foot or as if on foot

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Legwork is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Car top boats and canoes can be launched here with a little legwork, but
  parking is often a problem.
You'll need to do some legwork to find out what happened to the company.
It can require countless hours of legwork, fire investigators say.
As part of this investigational legwork, researchers drill into likely gas
  hydrate reserves and extract core samples.
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