BELABOR

belabor. Belabor, v.t. to thump, thump hard, beat soundly

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Be‐la″bor (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Belaboring.] 1. 1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. “If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn.” Barrow.
2. 2. To beat soundly; to cudgel.
Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. Dryden.