forwork

Verb

Meaning

(archaic, transitive) To forfeit (a possession, privilege, etc.); ruin (oneself) by one's own conduct.

(archaic, transitive) To obstruct; barricade; block.

(archaic, transitive) To do wrong to; injure; scathe.

(archaic, transitive) To overwork; exhaust with toil.

Examples

One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive forwork in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community. Albert Einstein

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