Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
Drudge — Drudge, v. t. To consume laboriously; with away. [1913 Webster] Rise to our toils and drudge away the day. Otway. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drudge — Drudge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drudged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drudging}.] [OE. druggen; prob not akin to E. drag, v. t., but fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. drugaire a slave or drudge.] To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant offices with toil and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drudge — Drudge, n. One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment; a mental servant. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drudge — [drʌdʒ] n someone who does hard boring work >drudge v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
drudge — [n] slave, very hard worker factotum, grind*, laborer, menial, nose to grindstone*, peon*, plodder*, servant, toiler, workaholic, worker, workhorse; concept 348 Ant. idler, laze drudge [v] work very hard back to the salt mines*, dig, grind*,… … New thesaurus
drudge — index labor, palliative (abating), strive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
drudge — [ drʌdʒ ] noun count someone who has to do a lot of boring and unpleasant work … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drudge — (n.) late 15c., one employed in mean, servile, or distasteful work, missing in O.E. and M.E. (but Cf. M.E. druggen do menial or monotonous work; druggunge, mid 13c., in Barnhart), but apparently related to O.E. dreogan to work, suffer, endure… … Etymology dictionary
drudge — ► NOUN ▪ a person made to do hard, menial, or dull work. ORIGIN of unknown origin; perhaps related to DRAG(Cf. ↑drag) … English terms dictionary
drudge — [druj] n. [ME druggen, prob. < OE dreogan: see DREE] a person who does hard, menial, or tedious work vi. drudged, drudging to do such work … English World dictionary
Drudge — A drudge is a person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work; it can also refer to the work itself, known as drudgery. Drudge can also refer to: Matt Drudge, an American Internet journalist. Drudge Report, Matt Drudge s website. Drudge (TV… … Wikipedia
