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battling
noun
struggling to eke out a living; going through hard times AUSTRALIA, 1895- We felt sorry for the old pioneer, after a life-time of hard battling. — Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, p. 47, 1947
- It [the dog] was a plaything, a distracter that switched the mind from tough battling for a moment, a topic for conversation, and above all a companion. — Patsy Adam-Smith, Folklore of the Australian Railwaymen, p. 154, 1969
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