drudge
noun
a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
have drudged
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present perfectof drudge.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Could he have drudged on as some dauber of sign-posts, or taken to useful employment, he might, doubtless, have earned a comfortable sustenance.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by John Roby
Women still drudge in separate kitchens and nurseries, as they have drudged for thousands of years.
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
I look five years younger than I am and ten years younger than men who have drudged virtuously and uncomplainingly on the "Thy-will-be-done" plan.
From Through the Wall by Cleveland Moffett
Why was I not placed out to some laborious craft, where I might have drudged for bread in my proper station?
From Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.) by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
Could he have drudged on as some dauber of sign-posts, or taken to useful employment, he might doubtless have earned a comfortable sustenance.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by John Roby
