Tut-work

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Work done by the piece, as in non-metalliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. archaic, uncountable

    "1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]"

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"1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]"

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