DRUDGE, verb intransitive druj. To work hard; to labor in mean offices; to labor with toil and fatigue. In merriment did drudge and labor. DRUDGE, noun One who works hard, or labors with toil and fatigue; one who labors hard in servile employments; a slave.
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