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Webster 1913 Edition
Laboring
La′bor-ing
,Adj.
1.
That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor;
as,
. laboring
daysThe 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 undertakingWebster 1828 Edition
Laboring
LA'BORING
, ppr.1.
Exerting muscular strength or intellectual power; toiling; moving with pain or with difficulty; cultivating.2.
A laboring man, or laborer, is often used for a man who performs work that requires no apprenticeship or professional skill, in distinction from an artisan; but this restricted sense is not always observed. A hard laboring man, is one accustomed to hard labor.