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unworked
adjective
uk /ʌnˈwɜːkt/ us /ʌnˈwɝːkt/
If an area of land is unworked, it has not been used for growing crops, or valuable substances have not been removed from it:
There are still some unworked areas of ground in the valley.
The gold mines have been left unworked since the start of the twentieth century.
If a substance or material is unworked, it has not been used, shaped, etc.:
There were two huge pieces of unworked marble on the floor of the workshop.
Much of the less valuable ore was left unworked.
The ruins lay unworked until a team from Denmark began an excavation of the site ten years ago.
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