About The Word Laboring
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Laboring
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What's The Definition Of Laboring?
[adj] doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Laboring: busy | drudging | labouring | toiling Related Terms | Find terms related to Laboring: See Also | Laboring In Webster's Dictionary \La"bor*ing\, a.
1. That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse,
heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor;
as, laboring days.
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet. --eccl. v. 12.
2. Suffering pain or grief. --Pope.
{Laboring oar}, the oar which requires most strength and
exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull,
the laboring oar in some difficult undertaking.
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