What is fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge. He 'd have the poets sweat. Waller called?
sweat — Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge. He 'd have the poets sweat. Waller. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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