haltura n. secondary work about which one is not serious or to which one is not fully committed; hackwork, moonlighting, freelancing. Also attrib. Editorial Note: In Hebrew, חלטורה. In Russian, халтуры. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
haltura n. secondary work about which one is not serious or to which one is not fully committed; hackwork, moonlighting, freelancing. Also attrib. Editorial Note: In Hebrew, חלטורה. In Russian, халтуры. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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