The Clue
Hardship (7 letter answer)
The Answer
TRAVAIL
Tags
Notes
The answer TRAVAIL is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Anguish
Drudgery
Toil
Hard work
Moil and toil
Definition
TRAVAIL as a noun:
1. (parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed) = concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
2. (effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat) = use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
TRAVAIL as a verb:
1. (labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil) = work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"