2. To beat soundly; to cudgel.
[1913 Webster]
Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
belabored — Synonyms and related words: alliterating, alliterative, assonant, chanting, chiming, cliche ridden, dingdong, harping, humdrum, jingle jangle, jog trot, labored, monotone, monotonous, rhymed, rhyming, singsong, tedious … Moby Thesaurus
belabored — adj. elaborated on excessively; attacked belabor (Amer.) be·la·bor || bɪ leɪbÉ™ v. criticize, ridicule; excessively elaborate on a topic; beat, hit (also belabour) … English contemporary dictionary
Belabor — Be*la bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belabored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaboring}.] 1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn. Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat soundly; to cudgel. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Belaboring — Belabor Be*la bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belabored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaboring}.] 1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn. Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat soundly; to cudgel. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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