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Webster 1913 Edition
Fatigue
Fa-tigue′
,Noun.
[F., fr.
fatiguer
to fatigue, L. fatigare
; cf. L. affatim
sufficiently.] 1.
Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
2.
The cause of weariness; labor; toil;
as, the
. fatigues
of warDryden.
3.
The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
Fatigue call
(Mil.)
, a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties.
– Fatigue dress
, the working dress of soldiers.
– Fatigue duty
(Mil.)
, labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms.
Farrow.
– Fatigue party
, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
Syn. – To jade; tire; weary; bore. See
Jade
. Webster 1828 Edition
Fatigue
FATIGUE
,Noun.
1.
Weariness with bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. We suffer fatigue of the mind as well as of the body.2.
The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as the fatigues of war.3.
The labors of military men, distinct from the use of arms; as a party of men on fatigue.FATIGUE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To tire; to weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength by severe or long continued exertion.2.
To weary by importunity; to harass.