Definition of 'skunk works'
skunk works in American English
Slang
Also ˈskunkˌworks
1.
a group of engineers, scientists, etc. engaged in research and development, usually secretly or in isolation
2.
the division within a company or the facilities of such a group
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Word origin of 'skunk works'
after the Skonk Works, a moonshine still in Li'l Abner, Am comic strip by Al Capp (pseud. of Alfred Gerald Caplin, 1909-79)Source
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