hard physical work

  • 91GOLDHAR, PINCHAS — (1901–1947), Australian writer of Yiddish fiction. Born in Lodz, Goldhar migrated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1928. His early death (of heart disease) was said to have been aggravated by hard physical work in his father s dye factory. Goldhar… …

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  • 92Cajun cuisine — predominate, and preparation is simple. An authentic Cajun meal is usually a three pot affair, with one pot dedicated to the main dish, one dedicated to steamed rice, skillet cornbread, or some other grain dish, and the third containing whatever… …

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  • 93Mawson Trail — The Mawson Trail is a long distance cycling trail in South Australia starting just east of Adelaide in the Adelaide Hills and extending to the Outback town of Blinman in the Flinders Ranges. The Mawson Trail is the ideal option for mountain… …

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  • 94out of condition — adjective a) Not fit. Not healthy enough to do any hard, physical work or sport. b) If you dont keep doing excercise in summer, you will find you are out of condition when the new season starts. Syn: unfit Ant: fit, in …

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  • 95forced labour — BrE forced labor AmE n [U] when prisoners or ↑slaves are forced to do very hard physical work, or a system in which this happens ▪ Two million suffered imprisonment or forced labour …

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  • 96grunt — grunt1 [grʌnt] v [: Old English; Origin: grunettan] 1.) [I and T] to make short sounds or say a few words in a rough voice, when you do not want to talk ▪ He just grunted and carried on reading his book. 2.) if a person or animal grunts, they… …

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  • 97labour camp — BrE labor camp AmE n a prison camp where prisoners have to do hard physical work …

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  • 98penal — pe|nal [ˈpi:nl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: pénal, from Latin poenalis, from poena punishment ] 1.) [only before noun] relating to the legal punishment of criminals, especially in prisons ▪ the penal system penal colony/settlement (=a …

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  • 99elbow grease — elbow ,grease noun uncount INFORMAL hard physical work that you do to clean something …

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  • 100forced labor — noun uncount hard physical work that someone is made to do …

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