Drudging

  • 1Drudging — Drudge Drudge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drudging}.] [OE. druggen; prob not akin to E. drag, v. t., but fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. drugaire a slave or drudge.] To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with… …

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  • 2drudging — adjective doing arduous or unpleasant work drudging peasants the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton toiling coal miners in the black deeps • Syn: ↑laboring, ↑labouring, ↑toiling • Similar to: ↑ …

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  • 3Drudging box — Drudg ing box See {Dredging box}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4drudging box — Dredger Dredg er, n. (Cookery) A box with holes in its lid; used for sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; called also {dredging box}, {drudger}, and {drudging box}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5drudging — adjective Date: 1548 monotonous, tiring • drudgingly adverb …

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  • 6drudging — drÊŒdÊ’ v. toil, slave, labor, work hard …

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  • 7Puck (mythology) — Puck is a mythological fairy or mischievous nature spirit. Puck is also a generalised personification of land spirits. Whilst being an aspect of Robin Goodfellow, he is also hob and Will o the wisp. Overview The pagan trickster was reimagined in… …

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  • 8laboring — adjective doing arduous or unpleasant work drudging peasants the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton toiling coal miners in the black deeps • Syn: ↑drudging, ↑labouring, ↑toiling • Similar to: ↑ …

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  • 9labouring — adjective doing arduous or unpleasant work drudging peasants the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton toiling coal miners in the black deeps • Syn: ↑drudging, ↑laboring, ↑toiling • Similar to: ↑ …

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  • 10toiling — adjective doing arduous or unpleasant work (Freq. 1) drudging peasants the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton toiling coal miners in the black deeps • Syn: ↑drudging, ↑laboring, ↑labouring …

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