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