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Do you use the word ‘busywork’ around here? What does it mean?

NR 668
BUSY-WORK 289
ANYTHING 87
NH 15
THINGS TO KEEP PEOPLE OCCUPIED 9
WORK SUCH AS EMBROIDERY 3
MAKE-WORK 2
ODDS AND ENDS TO DO WHEN YOU CAN FIT THEM IN 2
THINGS TO KEEP PEOPLE OCCUPIED WITHOUT REALLY PRODUCING ANYTHING 2
BUSY AS A BEE 1
BUSY DOING NOTHING 1
BUSY WORKING 1
BUSY-WORKS 1
CLUTTER WORK 1
EMBROIDERY 1
JUST PUTTERING AROUND 1
KILLING TIME 1
KNITTING 1
KNITTING WORKS 1
LOUSY WORK 1
MADE-WORK 1
MONKEY WORK 1
PICK-UP WORK 1
SEWING THAT ISN’T NEEDED 1
SOMETHING ENGROSSING 1
SOMETHING TO DO TO FILL THE TIME 1
THINGS TO KEEP CHILDREN OCCUPIED 1
THINGS TO KEEP PUPILS OCCUPIED WITHOUT REALLY PRODUCING ANYTHING 1
USEFUL OCCUPATION 1
WHAT TEACHER GIVES KIDS 1
WORK 1
WORK SUCH AS CROCHETING 1
WORK SUCH AS KNITTING 1

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