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chore | drudgery |

As an adjective chore

is .

As a noun drudgery is

tedious, menial and exhausting work.

chore

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ). See also char .

Noun

(chores)
  • A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
  • Washing dishes is a chore , but we cannot just stop eating.

    Verb

    (chor)
  • (US, dated) To do chores.
  • References
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    Etymology 2

    Possibly derived from the (etyl) word , see also Geordie word (chor).

    Alternative forms

    * chor (Geordie)

    Verb

  • (British, informal) To steal.
  • Synonyms
    * steal (standard English) * thieve (standard English) * twoc (Geordie)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A choir or chorus.
  • (Ben Jonson)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    drudgery

    English

    Noun

  • tedious, menial and exhausting work
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
  • we are, perhaps, all the while flattering our natural indolence, which, hating the bustle of the world, and drudgery of business seeks a pretence of reason to give itself a full and uncontrolled indulgence.

    Synonyms

    * tedium * moil * See also

    Derived terms

    * drudgerous (rare)