labourhoodlaborhoodn.
/ˈleɪbəhʊd/, U.S. /ˈleɪbərˌ(h)ʊd/ rare.
The state or condition of labouring or of being a labourer.
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society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > condition of
labourhood1857
1857 R. L. Sutton Brit. Workman's Legacy 42 Would not honest labourhood be turned into steady persevering tenantry?
1858 P. J. Bailey Age 21 A life of most melodious labourhood.
1896 Yenowine's Illustr. News (Milwaukee) 30 May 2/6 Wearied of strikes, and the worries of Laborhood..Blithely I'm bound for a peacefuller neighborhood.
1921 Homiletic Rev. Dec. 504/2 (heading) Christmas and Laborhood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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