checkerwork en · NOUN
Etymology
From checker + work.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Synonym of checkwork.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A mishmash
How strange a checkerwork of Providence is the life of man.
1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkerworks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chequerwork | alternative | lexicographic |