underwork

underwork is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To expend too little work upon; as, to underwork a painting. Dryden.
  2. 2.To do like work at a less price than; as, one mason may underwork another.
  3. 3.To work or operate in secret or clandestinely. B. Jonson.
  4. 4.To do less work than is proper or suitable.
  5. 5.To do work for a less price than current rates.
  6. 6.Inferior or subordinate work; petty business. Addison.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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