FATIGUE

fatigue. Fatigue, n. weariness, labor, toil, work

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Fa‐tigue″ (?), n. [[F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]] 1. 1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
2. 2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war. Dryden.
3. 3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains.
Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties. — Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers. — Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. Farrow. — Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.