"spywork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From spy + -work. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spy|work}} spy + -work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spywork (uncountable)
  1. The activities and duties relating to spies and spying. Tags: uncountable Related terms: espionage, spying
    Sense id: en-spywork-en-noun-6AM1NJC2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -work

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          "ref": "1858, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, page 352",
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          "ref": "1986, Kirkus Reviews, page 1467",
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          "ref": "2007, Chris Marie Green, Night Rising: Vampire Babylon, Book 1, Ace Books, page 127",
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