manual labor

manual labor
Synonyms and related words:
dirty work, donkeywork, drudgery, employment, fag, fatigue, grind, handiwork, handwork, industry, labor, lick, lick of work, moil, rat race, scut work, slavery, spadework, stroke, stroke of work, sweat, task, tiresome work, toil, travail, treadmill, work

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  • manual labor — manual labor, manual labour manual labour . Labor done with the hands. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • manual labor — Labor under physical power of the laborer, in the service and under the direction of another, for fixed wages. Rogers v Dexter & P. R. Co. 85 Me 372, 27 A 257. Within the meaning of the immigration laws, including both skilled and unskilled work …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • manual labor — noun labor done with the hands (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑manual labour • Hypernyms: ↑labor, ↑labour, ↑toil • Hyponyms: ↑application, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • manual labor — work that is done with the hands, physical labor …   English contemporary dictionary

  • manual labor — noun Any work done by hand; usually implying it is unskilled or physically demanding …   Wiktionary

  • manual labor — drudgery, sweat of one s brow, toil. See exertion …   English dictionary for students

  • manual labour — manual labor manual labor, manual labour manual labour . Labor done with the hands. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Labor-saving — La bor sav ing, a. Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; as, labor saving machinery; labor saving appliances[4]; labor saving devices like washing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manual — Man u*al (m[a^]n [ u]*al), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. m[ u]ndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. {Emancipate}, {Legerdemain}, {Maintain}, {Manage},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manual exercise — Manual Man u*al (m[a^]n [ u]*al), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. m[ u]ndel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. {Emancipate}, {Legerdemain}, {Maintain},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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