spadework
noun
[ ˈspeɪdwəːk ]
• hard or routine preparatory work.
• "there were a few young recruits on hand to help with the spadework"
Similar:
preliminary work,
preparations,
planning,
groundwork,
foundations,
homework,
preliminaries,
provision,
preparatory measures,
hard work,
donkey work,
labour,
drudgery,
slog,
toil,
hard labour,
sweated labour,
hack work,
chores,
exertion,
grind,
sweat,
elbow grease,
graft,
travail,
moil,
