Meanings
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1
noun
a person made to do hard, dull, or menial work
He felt like a household drudge, cleaning from dawn until midnight.
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2
verb
to work hard at a monotonous or unpleasant task
She drudged through years of repetitive clerical work.
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Etymology
From Middle English druggen ("to labor, toil"), perhaps related to Old English dreogan ("to perform, endure, suffer"). The noun developed from the verb for a person condemned to exhausting or servile work.