well-labouringwell-laboringadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., labouring adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + labouring adj.

rare.

That works hard or effectively.In quot. 1839 probably in imitation of Shakespeare.

ΚΠ

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 127 Whose well labouring sword, Had three times slaine th'appearance of the King.

1606 J. Ford Fames Memoriall sig. E1^v T'was the well-labouring proiect of thy braine Which did allay the further feare of harme.

1839 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 126 Three times thirteen Hath the well-labouring sun his courses rolled From sign to sign, since sage computers told That ‘nineteenth century’ commenced hath been.

2006 M. Whitby tr. in S. F. Johnson Greek Lit. in Late Antiq. ix. 163 All the well-labouring footsteps of her ancestors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-labouring
释义	well-labouringwell-laboringadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈleɪb(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., labouring adj. Etymology: < well adv. + labouring adj. rare. That works hard or effectively.In quot. 1839 probably in imitation of Shakespeare. ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 127 Whose well labouring sword, Had three times slaine th'appearance of the King. View more context for this quotation 1606 J. Ford Fames Memoriall sig. E1^v T'was the well-labouring proiect of thy braine Which did allay the further feare of harme. 1839 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 126 Three times thirteen Hath the well-labouring sun his courses rolled From sign to sign, since sage computers told That ‘nineteenth century’ commenced hath been. 2006 M. Whitby tr. in S. F. Johnson Greek Lit. in Late Antiq. ix. 163 All the well-labouring footsteps of her ancestors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1600
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