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plodding n. [
drudgery, grind, donkeywork] hard monotonous routine work
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plodding s. [
leaden] (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"
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plodding n. [
plod] the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere"
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