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Meanings of underhand work in English

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Usage of underhand work in English
1
I do not believe in any underhand work, was the ready answer.
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
2
The underhand work, the plotting and the treason involved, were none of ours.
Philip Winwood / A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American...
3
There had been some underhand work here-orsome betrayal of an ill-advised confidence.
True Riches; Or, Wealth Without Wings
4
Well, Nancy, what I want to prevent is any underhand work.
Birds of Prey
5
There must have been some treachery, some underhand work, to bring this about.
Fenton's Quest
6
He would say that it was underhand work to get money for Madame Visconti.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 09
7
But I cannot have such underhand work at this school.
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island; or, The Old Lumberman's Treas...
8
Mischief unspeakable well-nigh came of all this underhand work.
Charlotte's Inheritance
9
Bitterworth was given to speak in plain terms when excited-isthis the underhand work of Mrs.
Verner's Pride
10
There has been underhand work going on, and Mr. Smith is at the bottom of it.
A Fool and His Money
11
You'd be doing underhand work for him too.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
12
Once more a piece of underhand work.
Wanderers
13
There is some underhand work going on-
Little Novels
14
I'll have no underhand work about her.
My First Cruise, and Other stories
15
This underhand work was not unknown to the Berlin Cabinet, and Napoleon's duplicity rendered Duroc's mission useless.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 09
16
There is great jealousy among the traders, and much underhand work to get the business from each other.
Journal of an African Cruiser / Comprising Sketches of the Canar...
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