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labor–saving
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
labor–saving
(adjective)
labor–saving
(US)
adjective
or British
labour–saving
/
ˈ
leɪbɚˌseɪvɪŋ/
labor–saving
(US)
adjective
or British
labour–saving
/
ˈ
leɪbɚˌseɪvɪŋ/
Britannica Dictionary definition of LABOR–SAVING
:
designed to make a job or task easier to do
a
labor-saving
device such as a dishwasher
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