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   labouring

   /ˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. working at an unskilled manual occupation: "the labouring classes"
   • 2. working or moving with difficulty: "his labouring heart calmed"
   • ▪ (of a ship) rolling or pitching heavily: "occasionally the labouring ship spat the caulking from some underwater seam"
   • 3. (of a woman) in labour; in the process of giving birth: "labouring women can use a flannel or a spray of water to cool themselves down"

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   What does labouring mean?

   • Sorry to labour the point, but it's worth labouring. But what she did say was that she was flying to Australia soon, where she was hoping to get farm labouring work. 2 meanings: 1. of or relating to working (esp in a job of a physical nature) 2. hardworking; drudging.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is a labouring person?

   • 1. a labouring man Throughout 1816 a savage anger spread through the labouring people. the labouring class (es) 2. labouring servants Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Are all labours the same?

   • No two labours are ever the same. He travelled around Europe labouring to pay his way. [ + to infinitive ] Three hours after the explosion, rescue teams were still labouring to free those trapped. He laboured up the hill with his heavy load. She's been labouring over the same article for days. Labour are sure to get in at the next election.

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   Who were the labouring women?

   • The sufferings of the survivors, especially of the widow of the labouring classes, are often protracted to a fatal extent. These women were generally younger maidservants and labouring women in their twenties and thirties. This garment illustrates items of popular fashion, as worn by middling and labouring women.

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   to do something slowly with great physical or mental effort: He laboured up the hill with his heavy load. She's been labouring over the same article for days. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Work, working and the workplace. act as something. all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom. assignment. bandh. be at work idiom. grind.

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     labouring meaning: 1. present participle of labour 2. to do...

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     labouring definicja: 1. present participle of labour 2. to...

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     LABOUR-SAVING definition: 1. A labour-saving device or...

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   LABOUR definition: 1. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort: 2. workers, especially people…. Learn more.

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   1. of or relating to working (esp in a job of a physical nature) a labouring man. Throughout 1816 a savage anger spread through the labouring people. the labouring class (es) 2. hardworking; drudging. labouring servants. Collins English Dictionary.

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   6 days ago · Other forms: labouringly. Definitions of labouring. adjective. doing arduous or unpleasant work. synonyms: drudging, laboring, toiling. busy. actively or fully engaged or occupied.

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   The meaning of LABOUR is chiefly British spelling of labor.