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Definition of labour-saving adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

labour-saving

adjective
 
/ˈleɪbə seɪvɪŋ/
 
/ˈleɪbər seɪvɪŋ/
(US English labor-saving)
[usually before noun]
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  1. designed to reduce the amount of work or effort needed to do something
    • modern labour-saving devices such as washing machines and dishwashers
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLabour-saving/​labor-saving is used with these nouns:
    • device
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ancient
adjective
 
 
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