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<blockquote>The sleep of a <b>laboring</b> man is sweet. <i>eccl. v. 12.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Suffering pain or grief.</def>

<i>Pope.</i>

<cs><col>Laboring oar</col>, <cd>the oar which requires most strength and exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull, the <i>laboring oar<i> in some difficult undertaking.</cd></cs>

<h1>Laborious</h1> <Xpage=821>

<hw>La*bo"ri*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>laboriosus</ets>,fr. <ets>labor</ets> labor: cf. F. <ets>laborieux</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome.</def>

<blockquote>Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, <b>Laborious</b> virtues all ? Learn these from Cato. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; <as>as, a <ex>laborious</ex> mechanic</as>.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>La*bo"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>La*bo"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Laborless</h1> <Xpage=821>

<hw>La"bor*less</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not involving labor; not laborious; easy.</def>

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<h1>Laborous</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La"bor*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Laborious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Wyatt</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>La"bor*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Sir T. Elyot</i>.</wordforms>

<h1>Labor-saving</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La"bor-sav`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; <as>as, <ex>laborsaving</ex> machinery</as>.</def>

<h1>Laborsome</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La"bor*some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Made with, or requiring, great labor, pains, or diligence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Likely or inclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in a heavy sea; having a tendency to labor.</def>

<h1>Labrador</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>Lab`ra*dor"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland.</def>

<cs><col>Labrador duck</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a sea duck (<spn>Camtolaimus Labradorius</spn>) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878.</cd> -- <col>Labrador feldspar</col>. <cd>See <er>Labradorite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Labrador tea</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus <spn>Ledum</spn> (<spn>L. palustre</spn> and <spn>L. latifolium</spn>), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops.</cd></cs>

<h1>Labradorite</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>Lab"ra*dor`ite</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See <er>Feldspar</er>.</def>

<h1>Labras</h1> <Xpage=822>

<hw>La"bras</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[L.<ets>labrum</ets>; cf. It. <ets>labbro</ets>, pl. <ets>labbra</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lips.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>