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laborlore

laborlore noun: folk elements of the lives of workers.

Noun

laborlore (uncountable)

  1. Folk elements of the lives of workers.
    • Returning to college at 40, he began studying what he called laborlore: the work songs, slang, craft techniques and tales that helped to define the trade unions and create a sense of group identity.2009 March 29, William Grimes, “Archie Green, 91, Union Activist and Folklorist, Dies”, in New York Times

Origin of laborlore

From labor + lore.

Questions about laborlore

What does laborlore mean?
Laborlore means folk elements of the lives of workers.
What part of speech is laborlore?
Laborlore is a noun.

Words near laborlore in the dictionary

  1. laboristic
  2. laborists
  3. laborite
  4. laborites
  5. laborless
  6. laborlore
  7. laborous
  8. laborously
  9. labors
  10. labors of love
  11. labors the point

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