schuften

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German

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle Low German schoft (a quarter day's work), related to German Schub (batch) (work that can be performed in one run). Unrelated to German Schuft (scoundrel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʊftn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: schuf‧ten

Verb

schuften (weak, third-person singular present schuftet, past tense schuftete, past participle geschuftet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to drudge, toil
    Synonyms: malochen, ackern, schaffen

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