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View definitions for backbreaking work

backbreaking work

noun as in hard work

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Today, instead of men performing backbreaking work on creaking machinery, unkempt grass bends in the light breeze.

According to political lore, patriot-Americans do the backbreaking work that keeps the country humming.

The combination of heat, hard, backbreaking work, and the necessity for hurry made haying a particularly fatiguing time.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to backbreaking work, such as: donkeywork, drudgery, hard way, labor, long haul, and tough grind.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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