laboursome
/ˈleɪbəs(ə)m/adjective
1Requiring, involving, or characterized by hard work or exertion.
2Of a ship: unstable; inclined to pitch and roll violently in rough seas; (of a cargo) liable to cause a ship to become unstable in this way. Compare labour. Now rare.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Ralph Robinson (1520–1577), translator. Partly from labour + -some, and partly from labour + -some.
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