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themadwomanintheattic

27th May 2025, 15:11
17a: Union to defend slave earl verbally assailed (10)

I have ?E?A?O?R?D

It looks like BELABOURED, but I have no idea why. Please can anyone explain it?
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buddy

27th May 2025, 15:29
Chambers gives bed as "Conjugal union, sexual intercourse, the marriage-bed, matrimonial rights and duties" so LABOUR (slave) + Earl in BED
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brendan

27th May 2025, 15:33
Hi,

I think it's...

Union = BED (as a verb) goes around ('to defend')

Slave = LABOUR

Earl = E

Definition in Chambers is "to assail verbally"

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themadwomanintheattic

27th May 2025, 15:33
Thanks. Is E an abbreviation for EARL? I've never come across that before.
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malone

27th May 2025, 15:43
E for earl is the very first abbreviation shown, under E, in Chambers.
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buddy

27th May 2025, 15:44
'tis in chambers, right before earth and east.
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