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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Drudged (); p. pr. & vb. n.Drudging.] [OE. druggen; prob not akin to E. drag, v. t., but fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. drugaire a slave or drudge.] To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with toil and fatigue. He gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers for whom he drudged. Macaulay. Drudge v. t.To consume laboriously; -- with away. Rise to our toils and drudge away the day. Otway. Drudge n.One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment; a mental servant. Milton. スポンサード リンク
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