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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belabor \Be*la"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belabored}; p. pr &
vb n. {Belaboring}.]
1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon ``If the earth
is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn.'' --Barrow.
2. To beat soundly; to cudgel.
Ajax belabors there a harmless ox --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
belabor
v 1: to work at or to absurd length: "belabor the obvious" [syn:
{belabour}]
2: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by
her fellow students" [syn: {belabour}]
3: beat soundly [syn: {belabour}]
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