Labor

la'ber, n. Toil or exertion, physical or mental, esp. when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable; that which requires hard work for its accomplishment; drudgery; work; task; travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth. — v. i. [labored (-berd), -boring.] To exert muscular strength, work, toil; to exert one's powers of mind; to take pains; to be oppre ed with difficulties; to be in travail. (Naut.) To pitch and roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea. — r. t. To work at; to form with toil, exertion, or care; to finish or prosecute with effort; to urge. — La'borer, -ber-er, n. One who labors in a toilsome occupation, esp. one requiring little skill. — Laborious, -bo'rlus, a. Requiring or employing labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; irksome; using exertion; dilifent; industrious. — La'borsome, -sum, a. (Naut.) nclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in a heavy sea.