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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Laboring \La"bor*ing\, a.
1. That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse,
heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor;
as, laboring days.
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The sleep of a laboring man is sweet. --Eccl. v. 12.
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2. Suffering pain or grief. --Pope.
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{Laboring oar}, the oar which requires most strength and
exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull,
the laboring oar in some difficult undertaking.
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