spadework

Noun

 * 1) Work done by digging with a spade.
 * 2)  Work done in preparation for something else.
 * There's a lot of spadework to be done before the scheme can be implemented.
 * There's a lot of spadework to be done before the scheme can be implemented.

Synonyms

 * (work done by digging with a spade):
 * (work done in preparation):, prep work, preparatory work, ,

Translations

 * Bulgarian: работа с лопата


 * Bulgarian: рутинна подготвителна работа
 * Irish: bunobair
 * Russian: подгото́вка по́чвы