slaving

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Slaving was a young man’s trade, but he continued in the business until his death in 1847, leaving a fortune to his heirs.

From Time • May 31, 2015

How It Works Slaving over every issue of TransWorld SNOWboarding Volume 17 and Snowboarder Volume 16, this time around our bean counters assigned points to every editorial and advertising photo in each mag.

From Time Magazine Archive

Slaving, outlawed by international agreement in 1814, was practiced in the middle of the century by a few renegade skippers who risked hanging for the $600 to $1,000 per head they could obtain.

From Time Magazine Archive

Slaving away in a deli six days a week, I had learned a few things.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Slaving all the blessed day long to earn fifty-five sous, cooking one's blood from morning to night in front of the stove; no, you know, I've had enough of it!

From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile