spec. The time spent (connoting the trouble taken or labour performed) in doing something. in phrases such as to quitor yield (one) his while, to…

Trouble taken in accomplishing or attempting something; difficulty; (also in weakened use) hardship or suffering involved in the effort of doing…

Trouble taken or undergone in accomplishing or attempting anything; labour, exertion, pains; difficulty; = pain, n.1 5a. Obsolete (English regional…

Effort made or pains taken about something. Obsolete.

Trouble, difficulty; frequently in with (also without) much ado. Also as a count noun, frequently in to have one's own ados (now Scottish).

Effort made or trouble taken in accomplishing or attempting to accomplish a task; endeavour; an instance of this. Obsolete.

In plural. Trouble taken in accomplishing or attempting something; labour, toil, exertions; careful and attentive effort. Frequently in phrases, as…

Pains or exertion, esp. in accomplishing or attempting something; care, toil, labour. to put to (the) trouble, to take (the) trouble.

That which causes weariness; †fatiguing labour, ‘trouble’ (obsolete); a fatiguing duty or performance, labour, toil.