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单词 over-labouring
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over-labouringover-laboringn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/
Forms: see over- prefix and labouring n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over-labour v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < over-labour v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of over-labour v.; overwork, excessive toil.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > action or fact of causing > esp. through labour
over-labouring1578
overdriving1588
overworking1593
overtoiling1612
1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya iii. 28 Wette and coldenesse, togither with the ouer-labouring of the poore menne amiddest the Ise, bred no small sickenesse amongest the Fleete.
1626 R. Bernard Isle of Man ii. 203 Couetousnesse..causeth niggardly house-keeping, and ouer-labouring of seruants.
1838 H. W. Herbert Cromwell II. v. iii. 258 What with..deep anxiety for Lady Claypole's health, and over-labouring in the service of the state, he is reduced so greatly that his physicians fear.
2000 Africa News (Nexis) 10 Nov. General misuse of the elevator through over loading, over labouring, use of fan instead of air-conditioner and activities of corrosive agents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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