First recorded in 1930–35
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The one-room Method Gallery continues its practice of hosting cutting-edge installations with Seattle’s first solo show of work by Morgan Peterson, a glassblower, cold-work and mixed-media artist.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
It was a great place for cold-work labs, but not worth anything for colonization.
From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall
"If you drove a cold work van all day, going from job to job, you'd understand," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
It was wet, cold work; it could even be dangerous.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
It was hard, cold work, but they got it done—the mattress stuffed into the hole and the scantling shoring it up.
From The U-boat hunters by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)
For, whether it be hot or cold, work has to be done by all save the leisured classes.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Bird, Richard
It was very cold work, standing vidette two hours at a time; in fact, my toes were slightly frosted the first night.
From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by McBride, R. E.
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