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trudge

US/tɹʌd͡ʒ/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

  • “Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”
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Origin

Mid-16th century. Original meaning was somewhat idiomatic, meaning "to walk using snowshoes." Probably of Scandinavian origin, compare Icelandic þrúga (“snowshoe”), Norwegian truga (“snowshoe”) and dialectal Swedish trudja (“snowshoe”).

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