Meaning of travail

Definition of travail

(noun) concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
(verb) work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

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