(Commonwealth spelling, Canadian) : physically demanding work done by hand.
You can say the "e" word Jo. He's spoken about putting SSRI takers and kids with ADHD on "farms" where there treatment will be sunlight and manual labour. Which I think we can all decode.
I have more fun doing manual labour like moving furniture than sitting on my computer in 2026.
(Commonwealth spelling, Canadian) : physically demanding work done by hand.
“You can say the "e" word Jo. He's spoken about putting SSRI takers and kids with ADHD on "farms" where there treatment will be sunlight and manual labour. Which I think we can all decode.”
“I have more fun doing manual labour like moving furniture than sitting on my computer in 2026.”
“magazine.newstatesman.com/2026/04/29/t... The working class in the sense of those not owning but controlled by capital embraces not just manual labour. And has an elective affinity with universalist not particularist ethics”
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The British English spelling of 'laboring' — meaning performing hard physical work, or the act of working strenuously. As a noun, 'labouring' refers to the activity of manual work itself. In the context of skilled trades, 'labouring' can also refer to general unskilled physical assistance on a worksite. The '-our' spelling is standard in UK, Australian, and New Zealand English.
The act of one who labours; toil; work done.
The act of one who labors; toil; work done.
The act or practice of pulling sledges, trucks, etc. by human power, unaided by animals or machines.
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(transitive) To pull sledges, trucks, etc. by manpower, unaided by animals or machines.