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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Laborand, ppl. a. [ME. (1398) and e.m.E. labourynge (man, etc.).] That toils, labouring. —c1520-c1535 Nisbet Hebrews xiii. 3.
Think ye … of laborand [W. trauelinge] men as you self duelland in the body
