labour

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈleɪ.bə/]

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1. labour (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.

Example: […]So I ſet myſelf to enlarge my Cave and Works farther into the Earth; for it was a looſe ſandy Rock, which yielded eaſily to the Labour I beſtowed on it[…]

2. labour (noun) — sense 2

Definition: That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.

Example: Being a labour of so great difficulty, the exact performance thereof we may rather wish than look for.

3. labour (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.

Example: In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.

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