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Civil unrest characterized by strong labor militancy and strike activity
A labour revolt or workers' uprising is a period of civil unrest characterised by strong labour militancy and strike activity. The history of labour revolts
Labour_revolt
1918–1925 labour conflict
The Canadian Labour Revolt was a loosely connected series of strikes, riots, and labour conflicts that took place across Canada between 1918 and 1925,
Canadian_Labour_Revolt
Organisation of workers with common goals
employer on behalf of its members, known as the rank and file, and negotiates labour contracts (collective bargaining agreements) with employers. Unions may
Trade_union
1381 uprising in England
laws proved unenforceable, but the wider labour laws continued to be firmly applied. Another factor in the revolt of 1381 was the conduct of the war with
Peasants'_Revolt
Armed uprising by slaves
imale. History of slavery Labour revolt List of revolutions and rebellions Slave ship Herbert Aptheker, American Negro Slave Revolts, 6. ed., New York: International
Slave_rebellion
1919 labour riot in North Borneo
The Labuk Bay Revolt was a labour revolt at the Labuk Bay Tobacco Estate in North Borneo. The European Assistant Van der Toerran and a Javanese man both
Labuk_Bay_Revolt
Canadian politician (1869–1937)
political activist. McLachlan was a notable leader of the Canadian Labour Revolt. The son of Esther Bryson and James McLachlan, James Bryson McLachlan
J._B._McLachlan
1919 strike in Canada
Kealey, "1919: The Canadian Labour Revolt," Labour/Le Travail, 13 (Spring 1984), pp. 11–44. Heron, The Workers' Revolt in Canada. Graphic History Collective
Winnipeg_general_strike
Study of the markets for wage labour
Labour economics is the subfield of economics concerned with the study of labour as an input to economic production. Broadly, it surveys labor markets
Labour_economics
Labour revolt in the United Kingdom, 1911–1914
The Great Unrest, also known as the Great Labour Unrest, was a period of labour revolt between 1911 and 1914 in the United Kingdom. The agitation included
Great_Unrest
Series of political upheavals in the aftermath of World War I
1917–1923 were a revolutionary wave that included political unrest and armed revolts around the world inspired by the success of the Russian Revolution and
Revolutions_of_1917–1923
French philosopher and sociologist (1847-1922)
Decomposition of Marxism by Irving Louis Horowitz in his Radicalism and the Revolt against Reason; The Social Theories of Georges Sorel (Humanities Press,
Georges_Sorel
Pejorative term for reinterpretation of Marxism
the arts, intra-party and sometimes multi-party democracy, independent labour unions, the abolition of bureaucratic privileges, and the subordination
Revisionism_(Marxism)
Excrement of seabirds or bats
were frequently placed in stocks or tied up and dangled in the air. A labour revolt ensued, where the workers attacked their overseers with stones, axes
Guano
Capacity to do work in Marxism
between the capacity to do the work, i.e. labour power, and the physical act of working, i.e. labour. Human labour power exists in any kind of society, but
Labour_power
Series of political upheavals in Europe
though this had been commonplace for several centuries. Disputes and revolts were directed variously at oppressive lords, taxation and military conscription
Revolutions_of_1848
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2025
Retrieved 2026-02-07. Cecil, Nicholas (2026-02-05). "Angela Rayner leads Labour revolt against Keir Starmer on Mandelson files release". The Standard. Retrieved
Angela_Rayner
Portuguese trade union centre
following year, the UON was reorganised into the General Confederation of Labour (CGT), which took over its structures and activities. During the late 19th
National Workers' Union (Portugal)
National_Workers'_Union_(Portugal)
important moment in Belgium's 19th-century history. The strike and labour revolt was provoked by social inequalities in Belgian society and has been
Belgian_strike_of_1886
Notable historical events of Calgary, Alberta
Canadian Labour Revolt. 1920 - The 103rd Rifles is reorganized as The Calgary Regiment. 1921 - Calgary filled its two House of Commons seats with Labour Party
Timeline_of_Calgary_history
Arguments against the economic system of capitalism
describes the other story of capitalism as one including the exploitation of labour, slavery, colonialism, war, environmental devastation and immiseration.
Criticism_of_capitalism
Form of revolutionary organisation
1919, the IWW was practically powerless. 1919 also saw the Canadian labour revolt, leading to the formation of One Big Union, which was only partly industrial
Syndicalism
Anarcho-syndicalist trade union confederation in Spain
2018, the CNT and other unions founded the International Confederation of Labour (ICL-CIT). The CNT says of its membership, "We make no distinction at the
Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
Confederación_Nacional_del_Trabajo
Vancouver general strike Vancouver, British Columbia 1918–1925 Canadian Labour Revolt nationwide 1919 Winnipeg general strike Winnipeg, Manitoba 1931 Estevan
List of incidents of civil unrest in Canada
List_of_incidents_of_civil_unrest_in_Canada
Topics referred to by the same term
Obukhov (surname) (or Obukhova), Russian last name Obukhov Defense, a labour revolt in 1901 Obukhov (inhabited locality) (or Obukhova), several rural localities
Obukhov
Significant events in Canadian labour history
Canadian Labour Revolt Labour parties and candidates in Canada List of incidents of civil unrest in Canada List of Labour MPs (Canada) Timeline of labour in
List_of_strikes_in_Canada
Anarchist organisational model for trade unions
parliamentary politics, considering them to be a corrupting influence on the labour movement. In order to achieve their material and economic goals, anarcho-syndicalists
Anarcho-syndicalism
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2024 to 2026
"Starmer doubles down on 'island of strangers' immigration row amid Labour revolt". The Independent. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 14 May
Keir_Starmer
1930–31 revolt within the Nazi Party
The Stennes revolt (German: Stennes-Putsch) was a revolt within the Nazi Party by the Sturmabteilung (SA) in 1930 and 1931. Members of the SA led by Berlin
Stennes_revolt
1916–1918 uprising against the Ottoman Turks
The Arab Revolt (Arabic: الثورة العربية al-Thawra al-'Arabiyya), also known as the Great Arab Revolt (الثورة العربية الكبرى al-Thawra al-'Arabiyya al-Kubrā)
Arab_Revolt
Worker protests in Vancouver, Canada
the history of British Columbia and a pivotal event in the Canadian Labour Revolt, which would unfold over the following years. In 1912, Canada experienced
1918_Vancouver_general_strike
Spanish trade union federation
late 1880s and early 1890s, the PUS oversaw the revival of the Spanish labour movement. In December 1889, the PUS held its first national meeting; and
Pact_of_Union_and_Solidarity
Voluntary exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit
strike 1917–1919 Brazil strike movement 1917 Russian Revolution Canadian Labour Revolt 1936 Spanish Revolution Variants Anarchist De Leonism Green Sorelianism
Mutual_aid
Danish syndicalist organisation
revolutionary syndicalist ideas had begun to gain traction within the Danish labour movement. In December 1908, the country's first syndicalist organisation
Fagoppositionens Sammenslutning
Fagoppositionens_Sammenslutning
International labor union
Zealand Labour Party (e.g. Bob Semple) were from Australia. The trans-Tasman interchange was two-way, particularly for miners. Several Tasmanian Labour "groupings"
Industrial Workers of the World
Industrial_Workers_of_the_World
Study of autonomous associations' interactions with production and distribution
strike 1917–1919 Brazil strike movement 1917 Russian Revolution Canadian Labour Revolt 1936 Spanish Revolution Variants Anarchist De Leonism Green Sorelianism
Co-operative_economics
Type of revolution
Gilan 1916: Easter Rising 1918: Finnish Civil War 1918–1925: Canadian Labour Revolt 1918: Aster Revolution 1918–1919: German Revolution of 1918–19 1918:
Communist_revolution
State whose economic system is no longer a form of capitalism
of today, is unachievable. In UK politics, strands of Corbynism and the Labour party have adopted this 'post-capitalist' tendency. Permaculture is defined
Post-capitalism
British politician (born 1950)
Times. Retrieved 19 February 2026. Brown, Colin (21 November 1997). "Labour revolt threatened over cut in lone-parent benefit". The Independent. Archived
Harriet_Harman
Popular uprising by Palestinian Arabs
against the British administration, known as the Great Revolt, and later the Great Palestinian Revolt or the Palestinian Revolution, lasted from 1936 until
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
1936–1939_Arab_revolt_in_Palestine
Polish trade union confederation
of Labour and Research. 27 (3): 353–366. doi:10.1177/10242589211028097. Maciejewska, Małgorzata; Mrozowicki, Adam (2016). The rise of the dual labour market:
Workers'_Initiative
1378–82 labourer revolt in Florence, Italy
The Ciompi Revolt ([ˈt͡ʃom.pi], CHOM-pee; Italian: Tumulto dei Ciompi) was a rebellion among unrepresented labourers which occurred in the Republic of
Ciompi_Revolt
Advocacy for the ideas of Georges Sorel
believed needed to be part of the warrior ethic. Combined with an ethic of labour, it was this that would enable freedom. Sorel advocated the separation of
Sorelianism
Strike with most of the labour force
strike) is a strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates. General strikes are characterised
General_strike
Far-right adaptation of syndicalism
cause was also a syndicalist rebel leader in the Andalusian syndicalist revolt. Franco introduced in 1940 a radical syndicalist law that gave extensive
National_syndicalism
conservative policy. The 1938 Fuero del Trabajo law, based on the Italian Labour Charter of 1927, established the bases of the future labor policies of the
Economy_of_Spain_(1939–1959)
Fascism United States Anti-Racist Action By Any Means Necessary Redneck Revolt Refuse Fascism Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice Christofascism Christian
List_of_political_ideologies
vol 1 online also vol 2 online; also vol 3 online Darlington, Ralph. Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14 (Pluto Press, 2023) a new scholarly history from
History of trade unions in the United Kingdom
History_of_trade_unions_in_the_United_Kingdom
Spanish syndicalist union
federation which broke away from the anarchist-led National Confederation of Labour (CNT) in 1932. Established by the reformist faction of the CNT, the Opposition
Opposition_Unions
Workers strike in 1910–11 in Rhondda, Wales
Ralph (2022). "Strikers versus scabs: violence in the 1910-1914 British labour revolt" (PDF). Labor History. 63 (3): 332–352. doi:10.1080/0023656X.2022.2103103
Cambrian_Combine_strike
International federation of anarcho-syndicalist labor unions
Federation of Argentine Workers (FORA): 200,000 The General Confederation of Labour (CGT) in Portugal: 150,000 The Free Workers' Union of Germany (FAUD): 120
IWA–AIT
Left-wing campaigning organisation based in Great Britain
at Labour conference". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2017. Elgot, Jessica; Syal, Rajeev (23 September 2018). "Labour members in open revolt at
Momentum_(organisation)
English politician (born 1945)
Labour government since 1979. In December 1997, Livingstone joined a Labour revolt against Blair's attempts to cut benefits to single mothers and, in March
Ken_Livingstone
Work that employs people against their will
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with
Forced_labour
Type of forced labour performed by prisoners
Penal labour or prison labour is a term for various kinds of forced labour that prisoners are required to perform, typically manual labour. The work may
Penal_labour
Guatemalan trade union federation
1932" [Anarchist presence in Guatemala between 1920 and 1932]. Mesoamérica. 9 (15): 1–23. ISSN 0252-9963. Portals: Anarchism Guatemala Organized Labour
Comité_Pro_Acción_Sindical
British political scandal
service (link) Cecil, Nicholas (5 February 2026). "Angela Rayner leads Labour revolt against Keir Starmer on Mandelson files release". The Standard. Retrieved
Relationship of Peter Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein
Relationship_of_Peter_Mandelson_and_Jeffrey_Epstein
Chilean trade union center
Communist Party of Chile (CPC) and affiliated with the Red International of Labour Unions (RILU), which they argued to have caused division within the labor
Industrial Workers of the World (Chile)
Industrial_Workers_of_the_World_(Chile)
1760 slave rebellion in British Jamaica
Tacky's Revolt (also known as Tacky's Rebellion and Tacky's War) was a slave rebellion in the British colony of Jamaica which lasted from 7 April 1760
Tacky's_Revolt
Social revolution in which the working class attempts to overthrow the bourgeoisie
communist and anarchist revolutions Labour revolt October Revolution Asturian miners' strike of 1934 List of peasant revolts Revolution of 1934 Proletarian
Proletarian_revolution
Phenomenon of famines in the Indian subcontinent
Grove Press, ISBN 978-0-8021-3797-5 Koomar, Roy Basanta (1920), The Labour Revolt in India, New York: Friends of Freedom for India, pp. 13–14 Lancaster
Famine_in_India
Spanish trade union
The General Confederation of Labour (Spanish: Confederación General del Trabajo; CGT) is a Spanish trade union federation. Formed as a faction of the National
General Confederation of Labour (Spain)
General_Confederation_of_Labour_(Spain)
Canadian labour and communist politician (1871–1946)
Western Canadian Coal Miners, 1900–21" (PDF). Labour/Le Travail. Retrieved July 26, 2026. "The Great Labour Revolt, 1919" (PDF). Alberta Union of Provincial
Philip_Christophers
Political labor movement
strike 1917–1919 Brazil strike movement 1917 Russian Revolution Canadian Labour Revolt 1936 Spanish Revolution Variants Anarchist De Leonism Green Sorelianism
Guild_socialism
Russian-French biologist and anarchist (1871–1933)
Goldsmith herself upheld the example of the French General Confederation of Labour (CGT) as a model for Russian anarchists to follow. Goldsmith advocated for
Marie_Goldsmith
Historic political party in Russia founded in 1903
The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Mensheviks),, RSLDP (m), and later renamed the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (United), was a political
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Mensheviks)
Russian_Social_Democratic_Labour_Party_(Mensheviks)
"Frontier Labourers, Crafts in Crisis and the Western Labour Revolt: The Case of Vancouver, 1900–1919," Labour/Le Travail (1989): 9–37. Dreisziger, N. Mobilization
Economic history of World War I
Economic_history_of_World_War_I
Exploitation of children through work
Child labour is any work children engage in that interferes with their ability to attend regular school, or is mentally, physically, socially and morally
Child_labour
Nazi extermination camp in Poland (1942–1943)
selected for labour. Among them was Alexander Pechersky, an actor, songwriter, and political commissar who would go on to lead the revolt. The members
Sobibor_extermination_camp
Uruguayan trade union federation
Transnational History of the Latin American Workers’ Confederation, 1938–1963. Labour in History and Society. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-98447-1_2
Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation
Uruguayan_Regional_Workers'_Federation
1909 general strike in Argentina
Revolution and Protest. pp. 265–267. doi:10.1002/9781405198073.wbierp0124. ISBN 9781405198073. Portals: Anarchism Argentina Organized Labour Socialism
Red_Week_(Argentina)
Capital of Alberta, Canada
Edmonton workers contributed to the Canadian Labour Revolt with a general strike and other strikes. The Labour Party took many city council seats in this
Edmonton
French politician
Plans magazine, was co-founder of the journal Prélude, and Minister of Labour in the Vichy regime. Finishing his studies in Law with a thesis on trade
Hubert_Lagardelle
Tax protest in England in 1921
The Poplar Rates Rebellion, or Poplar Rates Revolt, was a tax protest that took place in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, England, in 1921. It was led
Poplar_Rates_Rebellion
French trade union centre
The Revolutionary Syndicalist General Confederation of Labour (French: Confédération Générale du Travail – Syndicaliste Révolutionnaire; CGT-SR) was a
Confédération Générale du Travail-Syndicaliste Révolutionnaire
Confédération_Générale_du_Travail-Syndicaliste_Révolutionnaire
Portuguese trade union confederation
The General Confederation of Labour (Portuguese: Confederação Geral do Trabalho; CGT) was a Portuguese trade union confederation. Established in 1919,
General Confederation of Labour (Portugal)
General_Confederation_of_Labour_(Portugal)
Paraguayan trade union federation (1906–1916)
Nigel; Roddick, Jacqueline (eds.). The State, Industrial Relations and the Labour Movement in Latin America. Vol. 1. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 67–98
Paraguayan Regional Workers' Federation
Paraguayan_Regional_Workers'_Federation
Working arrangement in British politics
Guardian. London. Wintour, Patrick (2010-05-11). "Coalition talks: Labour revolt may scupper deal with Liberal Democrats". The Guardian. London. "John
Lib–Lab_pact
French anarcho-syndicalist (1901–1991)
Republic. She then moved to Barcelona and joined the National Confederation of Labour (CNT). Morin struggled in her new home due to a lack of understanding the
Émilienne_Morin
British Labour politician, MP for Bootle
"Bootle". BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2015. "Welfare cuts backed amid Labour revolt". BBC News. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.{{cite news}}:
Peter_Dowd
September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021. Kealey, "1919 Canadian Labour Revolt" Labour Le Travail https://www.lltjournal.ca/index.php/llt/article/view/2600/3003
Timeline_of_Ontario_history
History of medicine in Canada History of rail transport in Canada Timeline of labour issues and events in Canada Social history of Canada Orange Order in Canada
Timeline_of_Canadian_history
Japanese trade union federation (1929–1934)
The Libertarian Federal Council of Labour Unions of Japan (Japanese: 日本労働組合自由連合協議会, romanized: Nihon Rōdō Kūmiai Jiyū Rengō Kyōgikai), commonly abbreviated
Jikyō
Irish socialist and trade union leader (1874–1947)
socialist and trade union leader. He was one of the founders of the Irish Labour Party along with James Connolly and William O'Brien, and later the founder
James_Larkin
Catalan anarchist (1901–1980)
strike 1917–1919 Brazil strike movement 1917 Russian Revolution Canadian Labour Revolt 1936 Spanish Revolution Variants Anarchist De Leonism Green Sorelianism
Juan_García_Oliver
Trade/labor union which is dominated or influenced by an employer
an independent trade union. Company unions are contrary to international labour law (see ILO Convention 98, Article 2). They were outlawed in the United
Company_union
Kind of contract in labour law
employment contract or contract of employment is a kind of contract used in labour law to attribute rights and responsibilities between parties to a bargain
Employment_contract
French trade union confederation
The National Confederation of Labour (French: Confédération nationale du travail; CNT) is a French trade union centre. Established in 1946 as an anarcho-syndicalist
Confédération nationale du travail
Confédération_nationale_du_travail
History of Alberta
on a train. Here's how the city coped". Calgary Herald. "The Great Labour Revolt, 1919". "Case Study: Coal Mining in Alberta". Basque, "Blue Coated Mounties"
Timeline_of_Alberta_history
Catalan trade union federation (1907–1910)
other regional trade union federations into the National Confederation of Labour (CNT). The first national trade union federation in Spain was the Spanish
Solidaridad Obrera (historical union)
Solidaridad_Obrera_(historical_union)
Chilean trade union federation
1946, p. 53. Angell, Alan (1972). "History of the Labour Movement and its Legacy". Politics and the Labour Movement in Chile. Oxford University Press. pp
Chilean Regional Workers' Federation
Chilean_Regional_Workers'_Federation
1835 slave rebellion in Imperial Brazil
The Malê revolt (Portuguese: Revolta dos Malês, pronounced [ʁɛˈvɔwtɐ duz maˈle(j)s], [ʁeˈvɔwtɐ duz mɐˈle(j)s]) was a Muslim slave rebellion that broke
Malê_revolt
British politician (born 1949)
Corbyn, was a member of Parliament during the Labour government of 1974–79. Cowley, Philip (2002). Revolts and Rebellions: Parliamentary voting under Blair
Jeremy_Corbyn
strike 1917–1919 Brazil strike movement 1917 Russian Revolution Canadian Labour Revolt 1936 Spanish Revolution Variants Anarchist De Leonism Green Sorelianism
Le_Mouvement_socialiste
Uprising against British Company rule
The name of the revolt is contested, and it is variously described as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian
Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
1920–1921 faction of the Russian Communist Party
strike 1917–1919 Brazil strike movement 1917 Russian Revolution Canadian Labour Revolt 1936 Spanish Revolution Variants Anarchist De Leonism Green Sorelianism
Workers'_Opposition
1907 peasant revolt in southern France
The Revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers was a peasant labor movement founded in 1907, primarily active in the Languedoc and Pyrénées-Orientales regions
Revolt of the Languedoc winegrowers
Revolt_of_the_Languedoc_winegrowers
Irish journalist
(1910) The Pope's Green Island (1912) The Celt and the Cosmos (1913) Labour Revolt and Larkinism (1913) The Irish Labor Movement: From The 'Twenties to
William_Patrick_Ryan
"Brexit: MPs reject bid to stay in EEA amid Labour revolt". BBC News. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018. "Labour hold Lewisham East in by-election". BBC
2018 in United Kingdom politics and government
2018_in_United_Kingdom_politics_and_government
Swiss women's rights activist (1882–1963)
socialist feminist and trade union activist. A leading figure in the women's labour movement in Switzerland, she became the first women's secretary of the Swiss
Margarethe_Hardegger
LABOUR REVOLT
LABOUR REVOLT
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the patient
Boy/Male
Muslim
Morning breeze
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Leyburn in North Yorkshire, so named from an uncertain first element (possibly Old English hlēg ‘shelter’) + Old English burna ‘stream’. Leybourne in Kent, which is named from an Old English personal name Lytta + burna, may also have contributed to the surname to some extent, although it is a predominantly northern name.
Biblical
the ears of Tabor; the ears of purity or contrition
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a keeper of a lodging house, from late Old English herebeorg ‘shelter’, ‘lodging’ (from here ‘army’ + beorg ‘shelter’). (The change of -er- to -ar- is a regular phonetic process in Old French and Middle English.)Variant of French Arbour.A Harbour or Arbour, from Normandy, France, is documented in Quebec City in 1671.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Patient, Tolerant, Forbearing, Preserving
Boy/Male
Indian
Strong
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Servant of the Patient
Boy/Male
Muslim
Patient
Boy/Male
Biblical
The ears of Tabor; the ears of purity or contrition.
Biblical
labor; iniquity
Girl/Female
Hindu
Grace
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Patient
Girl/Female
German
Labor
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Óláfr, ÓLAFUR means "heir of the ancestors."
Male
English
English variant spelling of Hebrew Abner, ABNUR means "father of light."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Servant of the Patient
Boy/Male
Muslim
Strong
Boy/Male
Biblical
Tribulation, labor.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Labour; Triumph; Trial
LABOUR REVOLT
LABOUR REVOLT
Girl/Female
Muslim
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
With Eight Parts
Boy/Male
Shakespearean Gaelic Scottish
The Tragedy of Macbeth' A nobleman of Scotland.
Male
Basque
, Ascension.
Boy/Male
Australian, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Brilliant
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, French, Indian, Kannada, Muslim
Beauty
Boy/Male
Muslim
Courageous, Lion
Boy/Male
Muslim
A mythological king
Girl/Female
German, Latin
True
Surname or Lastname
English and northern Irish
English and northern Irish : shortened form of McInerny, which sometimes also appears as Nerney.
LABOUR REVOLT
LABOUR REVOLT
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LABOUR REVOLT
v. t.
To make (a sound) with a tabor.
a.
Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, labor-saving machinery.
v. t.
To embroider on a tambour.
adv.
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time.
v. t.
To belabor; to beat.
v. i.
To play on a tabor, or little drum.
v. t.
To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
a.
That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days.
n.
A laver.
adv.
In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.
v. t.
To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument.
v. t.
To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care.
adv.
To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about.
n.
One who labors with another; an associate in labor.
n.
Labor hired or performed by the day.
n.
A small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat resembling a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a portion of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a frame; -- called also, in the latter sense, tambour work.
n.
Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history.
n. & v.
See Tabor.
n.
To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
n.
One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.