English Dictionary: belaboring | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Belabor \Be*la"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belabored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaboring}.] 1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. [bd]If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn.[b8] --Barrow. 2. To beat soundly; to cudgel. Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. --Dryden. |