(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cementwork
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checkrower
checkrower
noun
(agriculture) A device for checkrowing.
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cockcrower
cocklewife
cofferwork
cofferwork
noun
(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
corkscrews
corkscrews
noun
plural of corkscrew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corkscrew
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crewelwork
crewelwork
noun
embroidery made using a crewel
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
crosswicks
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
dockworker
dockworker
noun
A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
knockdowns
knockdowns
noun
plural of knockdown
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
laceworker
laceworker
noun
Synonym of lacemaker
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pawneerock
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
rusticwork
schoolwork
schoolwork
noun
Work done for school, including both in class and homework.
scowbanker
scrapworks
screenwork
screenwork
noun
(architecture) Work in the form of a screen.
Work done for film or television, such as directing.
screwstock
scrollwork
scrollwork
noun
Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork.
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stockowner
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
swingstock
swordstick
swordstick
noun
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
thatchwork
thrawcrook
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
trenchwork
trenchwork
noun
(military) A system of trenches.
watchworks
wenlockian
whipsocket
wickerwork
wickerwork
noun
A thing or things made of wicker.
wicketwork
woodblocks
woodblocks
noun
plural of woodblock
woodchucks
woodchucks
noun
plural of woodchuck
woodhacker
woodhacker
Noun
The yaffle
woodlocked
woodpecker
woodpecker
noun
(military slang) Type 92 heavy machine gun
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.
woonsocket
workaholic
workaholic
adj
In the nature or manner of a workaholic.
noun
A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
yellowback
yellowback
noun
A cheap sensational novel.
yellowcake
yellowcake
noun
A concentrated form of uranium ore containing a mixture of oxides.