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单词 laboursome
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Definition of laboursome in English:

laboursome

adjective ˈleɪbəs(ə)m
  • 1Requiring, involving, or characterized by hard work or exertion.

  • 2Of a ship: unstable; inclined to pitch and roll violently in rough seas; (of a cargo) liable to cause a ship to become unstable in this way. Compare "labour". Now rare.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Ralph Robinson (1520–1577), translator. Partly from labour + -some, and partly from labour + -some.

 
 

Definition of laboursome in US English:

laboursome

adjectiveˈleɪbəs(ə)m
  • 1Requiring, involving, or characterized by hard work or exertion.

  • 2Of a ship: unstable; inclined to pitch and roll violently in rough seas; (of a cargo) liable to cause a ship to become unstable in this way. Compare "labour". Now rare.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Ralph Robinson (1520–1577), translator. Partly from labour + -some, and partly from labour + -some.

 
 
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