Labor-saving

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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