OUTWORK
outwork
(noun) subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; “the outworks of the castle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
outwork (third-person singular simple present outworks, present participle outworking, simple past and past participle outworked)
(rare) To work out to a finish; to complete.
To work faster or harder than.
Noun
outwork (countable and uncountable, plural outworks)
(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.
Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.
Anagrams
• work out, workout
Source: Wiktionary
Out*work", v. t.
Definition: To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
Out"work`, n. (Fort.)
Definition: A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. Wilhelm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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