laborsaving

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laborsaving - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Labor-saving \La"bor-sav`ing\, a.
     Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of
     men; designed to replace or conserve human and especially
     manual labor; as, labor-saving machinery; labor-saving
     appliances[4]; labor-saving devices like washing machines.
  
     Syn: laborsaving.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

laborsaving - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  laborsaving
      adj 1: designed to replace or conserve human and especially
             manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines"
             [syn: laborsaving, laboursaving]