LABOR (3)

La″bor, v. t. [[F. labourer, L. laborare.]] 1. 1. To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.
The most excellent lands are lying fallow, or only labored by children. W. Tooke. 2. 2. To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care. “To labor arms for Troy.” Dryden.
3. 3. To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge strenuously; as, to labor a point or argument.
4. 4. To belabor; to beat. Dryden.