Meanings of labour away in English

They then began to labour away at those spots where the greatest danger was threatened to the palisades.

Throughout the rest of the year we labour away in our classrooms, educating children to the best of our ability.

Lewis' theory was that in developing nations the capitalist sector grows by taking labour away from subsistence activities and paying low wages.

People under such circumstances are inclined to labour away rather in a hurry, and not to stand on much ceremony as to what they do.

The others, after labouring away for some time, relaxed in their exertions.

He was still labouring away, when down he sank on the deck.

Torches were formed, and fresh hands laboured away at the rafts.

All set to work and laboured away as manfully as before.

Joshua leant forwards in the saddle, studying the people labouring away.

Our crew generally laboured away from sunrise to sunset without complaining.

Ben was labouring away as assiduously as before, when Dick exclaimed-

For hours they laboured away with sledge-hammers, crowbars, and saws.

Once more the boys got their oars out, and laboured away as energetically as before.

Neil regarded this wonderful treasure of the deep, as he laboured away at his oar.

Even those who had shown an inclination to skulk, laboured away with might and main.

His spirits rose as he laboured away, and he made good progress with his hut.