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Definition of panis

"panis" is probably misspelled. Trying pains instead Definition of pains

1. pains [ n ] an effortful attempt to attain a goal

Used in print:

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

He carried the wood , carried the water , did the cooking , cleaning and mending , and occasionally got a kick_in_the_butt for his pains .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

He had the hardest pains of growing before him now , as he approached twelve .

Synonyms pains striving strain nisus Related Terms attempt jihad strain

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