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slopwork

[slop-wurk]

noun

the manufacture of cheap clothing.

clothing of this kind.

work that is carelessly or poorly done.

Origin:
1840–50; slop² + work

Related forms

slop·work·er, noun

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slopwork (ˈslɒpˌwɜːk)

—n
1.	the manufacture of cheap shoddy clothing or the clothes so produced
2.	any work of low quality

'slopworker

—n

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