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After years of manual labor, people's distinctive thumb markings can wear away.

Then, because manual labor is hard, she takes a break to take a bite out of a big, meaty, overstuffed….

Luckily, he captured every moment over seven years of intense manual labor and hundreds of photographs.

This man by hard, manual labor makes only enough to pay for humble shelter and plain food.

The Negroes seemed to be more easily adaptable to hard, manual labor than the Indians or indentured white servants had been.

It may, however, include those not engaged in manual labor, such as a school-teacher.

The work is much quickened by the substitution of steam power, water power, or even horse power for manual labor.

It was inconceivable that the son of the house of Thatcher should seriously seek a chance to do manual labor.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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