scut work

/skət wərk/
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Definitions of scut work
  1. noun
    trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores
    “the hospital hired him to do scut work”
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    type of:
    chore, job, task
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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