Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Work done in bed, or as in bed, that is, without toil.

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  • noun An irrigation system based on a series of beds and ridges.

Etymologies

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bed +‎ work

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Examples

  • I said that it was dazzling but that repeating the bedwork felt like milking the audience, though I didn't know what effect he wanted.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Mike Kaplan 2012

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