sank work

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

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noun

British usage; Uncountable

"[…] even some of the 'honourable' men were reduced to this sweated 'sank work' for as little as 4s. to 6s. a week."
"Many master tailors keep more hands than they have employment for, especially in the slack. But no work means no pay. Some of those journeymen can't pay their bills and take home 'sank work' of custom-house and post clothing."

Perhaps from the Old French sanc (“blood”), in allusion either to combat or to soldiers' red coats.

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