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spade⋅work

  [speyd-wurk]
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–noun
preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.
Origin:
1770–80; spade 1 + work
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spade·work   (spād'wŭrk')   
n.  
  1. Work requiring a spade.
  2. Preparatory work necessary for a project or an activity.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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