sclábhaíocht — meaning in English

English meaning

• drudgery noun Hard, boring, and unrewarding work.
• servitude noun The condition of being forced to work for someone else with little or no freedom, often against one's will.
• slavery noun The practice or system of owning people as property and forcing them to work.
• toil noun Hard, exhausting work.

Senses

sclábhaíocht is used for these senses in English:

• donkey work (idiomatic) Work that is difficult, boring, and routine.
• drudgery Exhausting, menial, and tedious work.
• servitude The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
• slave labour Using slaves to do work
• slavery A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
• toil Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.

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