"yeoman's service" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: An allusion to stouthearted, dutiful labor performed by a yeoman. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=yeoman's service}} yeoman's service
  1. (idiomatic, of behavior by a person) Arduous work, performed in a vigorous, committed manner. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: yeoman service, yeoman's work Translations (arduous work performed in a committed manner): uurastus (Finnish), ahkera työ (Finnish), travail de bénédictin [masculine] (French), travail de Romain [masculine] (French), harówka [feminine] (Polish), mozół [masculine] (Polish), krwawica [feminine] (Polish), znój [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-yeoman's_service-en-noun-bceus5I2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'arduous work performed in a committed manner': 98 2
  2. (idiomatic, of an object or characteristic) Reliable, useful, capable service. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-yeoman's_service-en-noun-wm3dyNk3

Alternative forms

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