Meanings

scrubbing and washing

handwork

backbreaking work

settlement

clockwork (motor, etc.)

side job

uniforms provided for workers (by the employer)

clearing of accounts

tedious job

finishing up (a job)

end-of-year settling of accounts

mudslinging contest

court service

contract work

mechanism

large-scale

piecework

laborious task

large-scale speculative go-around

longshoreman