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labours
We have found lemma(root) word of labours : labour.
Definitions
[ˈleɪbə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- work, especially physical work
(e.g: the price of repairs includes labour, parts, and VAT)
- the Labour Party
(e.g: the Labour leader)
- the process of childbirth from the start of uterine contractions to delivery
(e.g: a woman in labour)
- a group of moles
(e.g: a labour of moles toils with the Earth)
Phrases:
- labour of Hercules
- labour of love
- labour the point
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French labour (noun), labourer (verb), both from Latin labor ‘toil, trouble’
[ˈleɪbə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- work hard; make great effort
(e.g: they laboured from dawn to dusk)
- have difficulty in doing something despite working hard
(e.g: United laboured against confident opponents)
- (of a woman in childbirth) be in labour
(e.g: she laboured very well and comfortably because she was relaxed)
Phrases:
- labour of Hercules
- labour of love
- labour the point
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French labour (noun), labourer (verb), both from Latin labor ‘toil, trouble’
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