labouring

Domain: Universal Words

(BrE) (AmE laboring) noun [U] hard physical work that is not skilled: a labouring job * He prefers labouring to working as a waiter.

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labouringEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus labouringEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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l abbreviation labia labor laboratory Labor Day laborer laborious labor union labour laboured labourer

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