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   labouring

   /ˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. working at an unskilled manual occupation: "the labouring classes"
   • 2. working or moving with difficulty: "his labouring heart calmed"
   • ▪ (of a ship) rolling or pitching heavily: "occasionally the labouring ship spat the caulking from some underwater seam"
   • 3. (of a woman) in labour; in the process of giving birth: "labouring women can use a flannel or a spray of water to cool themselves down"

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