Overlabour
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Overlabour is a noun meaning Excessive labour.
Meaning
Excessive labour.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To cause to labour excessively; to overwork.
- (transitive) To labour upon excessively; to refine unduly.
Example Sentences
a disease which he had brought upon himself, by his over-labour at a Siege
But over labour'd with ſo long a Courſe, Tis time to ſet at eaſe the ſmoaking Horſe.
Word Forms
- overlabor
- overlabours
- overlabouring
- overlaboured
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overwork, overstrain, overdiligence, overlegislation, overlubrication, overexpenditure.
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