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thirsty work

thirsty work noun: physical labor of a type that causes the laborer to sweat and become thirsty.

Noun

thirsty work (uncountable)

  1. Physical labor of a type that causes the laborer to sweat and become thirsty.
    • 'Tis thirsty work, this marching, fighting, ay.1843, William Henry Leatham, Oliver Cromwell, a drama [in verse], page 13

Questions about thirsty work

What does thirsty work mean?
Thirsty work means physical labor of a type that causes the laborer to sweat and become thirsty.
What part of speech is thirsty work?
Thirsty work is a noun.

Words near thirsty work in the dictionary

  1. thirstlessness
  2. thirsts
  3. thirsty
  4. Thirsty Thursday
  5. Thirsty Thursdays
  6. thirsty work
  7. thirteen
  8. Thirteen Colonies
  9. thirteen hundred
  10. thirteen to the dozen
  11. thirteen-lined ground squirrel

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