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slopwork

[ slop-wurk ]

noun

  1. the manufacture of cheap clothing.
  2. clothing of this kind.
  3. work that is carelessly or poorly done.


slopwork

/ ˈɒˌɜː /

noun

  1. the manufacture of cheap shoddy clothing or the clothes so produced
  2. any work of low quality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZˌɴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • DZwǰe noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of slopwork1

First recorded in 1840–50; slop 2 + work
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Example Sentences

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If they are tailors, they compete with old women in making “slopwork” for the lower class of salesmen.

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As far as the trade details and statistics of this gruesome slopwork of East London went, he knew all that could be shown him.

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I never heard of a butcher making a trade of becoming security, because the slopwork people cannot afford to consume much meat.

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