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yeoman service noun [ U ] USapprovinguk /ˈjəʊ.mən ˌsɜː.vɪs/ us /ˈjəʊ.mən ˌsɝː.vɪs/(alsoyeoman's service) hard, successful work done to support someone or something: do yeoman serviceHe did yeoman service as the main organizer of the campaign. This is a man who has rendered yeoman service to his country in many crises. For years she has given yeoman's service to the team. See also
yeoman's work They felt that the player, after years of yeoman service, should now be pensioned off. Operators performed yeoman service - some working for as long as 15 hours at a time. This handsome building has been doing yeoman service for almost a century. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Work, working and the workplace act as something all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom assignment bandh be at workidiom grind hoop hotelling housekeeping in the line of dutyidiom induction industry job moonlight skivvy slave slog slouch spadework sweat |