to bore (any one's) ears (in allusion to Exodus xxi. 6): to consign to perpetual slavery. Obsolete.
单词 | θ171278 |
释义 | society > authority > subjection > slavery or bondage > be a slave [verb (intransitive)] > enslave or use slave labour (3) to bore (any one's) ears1641 to bore (any one's) ears (in allusion to Exodus xxi. 6): to consign to perpetual slavery. Obsolete. blackbird1845 intransitive. To engage in the slave trade. Obsolete. rare. slave-drive1878 intransitive. To exploit slave labour; to demand hard or servile labour. Also transitive, to demand an excessive amount of work from (a person). |
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