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Meanings of manual labour in English

Catalan
treball manual
Spanish
labor manual

Labor done with the hands.

treball manual
Usage of manual labour in English
1
The eight-hour system is generally accepted in all classes of manual labour.
Town Life in Australia
2
Instead, many are trafficked into sex work or forced into manual labour.
Reuters
3
A strong prejudice against manual labour was shaping itself in his mind.
The Soul of a Child
4
The lack of exercise and manual labour began to tell on Ben.
Half Portions
5
They are all too proud for manual labour, even at the plough.
Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
6
Constant out-of-door exercise, riding, hunting, shooting, takes the place of manual labour.
The Open Air
7
At that time of his life he couldn't have stood manual labour.
Tales from Bohemia
8
Mr Peters said the government had no appreciation of manual labour.
Radio NZ
9
Advances in technology have long been recognised as a threat to manual labour.
The Guardian
10
People who say manual labour is a good thing have never done any.
The Irish Times
11
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Concrete is 'often mixed in a pit by manual labour.
The Guardian
12
Both manual labour and trade were derided in the Ancient World.
The Belgian Curtain: Europe after Communism
13
I did some manual labour and it was only six weeks.
The Guardian
14
All dislike the idea of manual labour, though never so slight.
Hodge and His Masters
15
He was skilful in all kinds of manual labour, and an excellent teacher.
The Story of My Life — Volume 04
16
Sometimes she caught wild camels; sometimes she picked up manual labour.
The Guardian
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Translations for manual labour
Manual labour through the time
Manual labour across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common