manual labor

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English

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Noun

manual labor (countable and uncountable, plural manual labors)

  1. (American spelling) Work done by hand or using basic tools rather than by machines; usually physically demanding but (sometimes derogatory) unskilled labor.

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Coordinate terms

  • handwork (sometimes synonymous, but sometimes intricate and skilled rather than strenuous and unskilled)

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