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Definition of Belabors
1. belabor [v] - See also: belabor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belabors
Literary usage of Belabors
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"... Does not Deny—belabors Christians Because Secret —Berates their Holding
Love-feasts—Sneers because they were Working People—Lucian of Samosata—Pagan Wit ..."
2. Tales of the Malayan Coast: From Penang to the Philippines by Rounsevelle Wildman (1899)
"The syce springs down from behind, and belabors the native bullock driver, who,
paying no attention to the blows rained upon his naked back, belabors his ..."
3. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1902)
"You welcome one who belabors the schoolmaster, and then you welcome the schoolmaster
who belabors back. I am reminded of the city where I lived when a ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1902)
"But when the former belabors me for bringing a false accusation against botanists,
in saying that they have restricted the meaning of the term, ..."
5. The Will to Believe: And Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James (1911)
"Huxley belabors the bishops because there is no use for sacerdotalism in his
scheme of life. Newman, on the contrary, goes over to Romanism, and finds all ..."
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