col|lar|work

col|lar|work
col|lar|work «KOL uhr WURK», noun.
1. heavy or uphill work, such as compels a horse to press against the collar: »

There were still fourteen miles, nearly all collarwork, between that [place] and the baths (Thomas A. Trollope).

2. Figurative: »

... breaking down in harness, under the severe collarwork of these democratic days (London Daily News).


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