Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Eng. coal-mining, the drifting or running of a level between two coal-seams.
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It is unlikely that the Bush Administration will have the patience, or skill, to do the diplomatic close-work necessary to build international, especially neighborly, pressure on the Maliki government to get its act together.
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But does this mean that close-work and intensive reading causes eye problems?
Genetics & Health 2009
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