belabor

Be*la"bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaboring.] 1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. "If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn." Barrow. 2. To beat soundly; to cudgel. Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. Dryden.

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