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graft

What does graft mean?

Hard work. The honest, knackering kind — not faffing, not skiving, actual graft. A 'grafter' is the highest compliment you can give a workmate up North.

"He's been on the graft since six this mornin'."

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What does graft mean in British slang?
Graft means hard work — proper sleeves-up effort.
How do you use graft in a sentence?
"He put in serious graft to get where he is."
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