donkeywork


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don·key·work

 (dŏng′kē-wûrk′, dông′-)
n. Slang
Monotonous or tedious work; drudgery.
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Noun1.donkeywork - hard monotonous routine workdonkeywork - hard monotonous routine work  
drudgery, plodding, grind
toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
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