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wark

British  
/ wɑːrk, wɔːrk /

noun

  1. a Scot word for work

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“Now, dat is a lot o’ wark, Phill-eep, to be true.”

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

“Ye’ve not been used to sarvant’s wark, I see by your hands,” she remarked.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

I heard him saying very gently, “B’gettin’ back to wark, my own self.”

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

He paused a moment, then said, “Now, I tell you, we got much wark to do today.”

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

Man, but he's awfu' stoot for sic wark!

From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various