†b.transitive. to plod out: to pass or spend (time) in a dull or laborious activity. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [verb (transitive)] > perform with labour, toil at > spend (time) in steady or dull toil
to plod out1749
1749 Ld. ChesterfieldLet. 16 Dec. (1932) (modernized text) IV. 1465 To plod out the evenings..at home over a book.