Usually means: Basic tasks requiring minimal skill.
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  1. plain work: Merriam-Webster
  2. plain-work: Wordnik
  3. plain work: Wiktionary
  4. plain-work: Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (plain work)

noun:  Basic, non-ornamental work; specifically (now (historical)) simple needlework.
noun:  (masonry) Smooth stonework without decoration or ornamentation.

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