the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Work done as a task; also, work done by the job; piecework.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Work imposed or performed as a task.
n. Work done by the job or the piece, as opposed to time-work.
Word Usage
"A dull coarse web her small life seems made of; but even from its taskwork, which is undertaken for childhood itself, there are glittering threads cast across its woof and warp of care."