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manual labor
/mˈænjuːəl lˈeɪbɚ/
/mˈanjuːəl lˈeɪbə/
manual workManual labor
01
physical work done by people, especially involving the use of hands and bodily effort, rather than machines
DialectAmerican
American
Examples
He did manual labor on a construction site all summer.
Farming used to rely heavily on manual work before modern equipment.
