beavering (away)

present participle of beaver (away)
as in laboring
to devote serious and sustained effort he's been beavering away at the various courses for his dinner party all day long, hoping to impress his new friends

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“Beavering (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beavering%20%28away%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2023.

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