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were drudging

  • past progressive
    of drudge.
    drudge
    noun
    a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.

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She was only one of the many girls in London in the various homes and hospitals who were drudging with aching limbs and loyal hearts from morning until night.

From There was a King in Egypt by Norma Lorimer

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