3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially
hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; — often with
under, and formerly with of.
The stone that labors up the hill.
Granville.
The line too labors,and the words move slow.
Pope.
To cure the disorder under which he labored.
Sir W. Scott.
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matt. xi. 28 4. To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth.
5. (Naut.) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. Totten.
Labor
(La"bor), v. t. [F. labourer, L. laborare.]
1. To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
The most excellent lands are lying fallow, or only labored by children.
W. Tooke. 2. To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care. "To labor arms for Troy." Dryden.
3. To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge strenuously; as, to labor a point or argument.
4. To belabor; to beat. [Obs.] Dryden.
Laborant
(Lab"o*rant) n. [L. laborans, p. pr. of laborare to labor.] A chemist. [Obs.] Boyle.
Laboratory
(Lab"o*ra*to*ry) n.; pl. Laboratories [Shortened fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F.
laboratoire. See Elaborate, Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.] The workroom of a chemist; also,
a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological
laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as,
the liver is the laboratory of the bile.
Labored
(La"bored) a. Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as,
labored poetry; a labored style.
Laboredly
(La"bored*ly), adv. In a labored manner; with labor.
Laborer
(La"bor*er) n. [Written also labourer.] One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who
does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.
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.
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet.
Eccl. v. 12. 2. Suffering pain or grief. Pope.
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.
Laborious
(La*bo"ri*ous) a. [L. laboriosus,fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.]
