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manual work

noun as in unskilled labor

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Hans Nilsen confined his energies to the manual work of the farm, and at the meetings he was silent and oppressed.

But the manual work, it seems to me, has got to be connected up in some way with–well, with higher things.

It is always a good plan to rest a short time before eating, especially after any hard manual work.

Here she will give just about half her time to manual work such as machine- and hand-sewing.

They include a great number, probably the majority of those who do the manual work of the world.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to manual work, such as: common labor, handiwork, handwork, physical work, sweat of one's brow, and unskilled labor.

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

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