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   Drudge , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drudged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Drudging.] [OE. druggen; prob not akin to E. drag, v. t., but fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. drugaire a slave or drudge.] To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with toil and fatigue.
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   He gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers for whom he drudged.
   Macaulay.
   
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   Drudge, v. t. To consume laboriously; -- with away.
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   Rise to our toils and drudge away the day.
   Otway.
   
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   Drudge, n. One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment; a menial servant.
   Milton.
   
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