fatigue \fatigue"\, n. f., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, l.
   fatigare; cf. l. affatim sufficiently.
   1. weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude
      or exhaustion of strength.
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   2. the cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of
      war. --dryden.
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   3. the weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated
      vibrations or strains.
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   fatigue call mil., a summons, by bugle or drum, to
      perform fatigue duties.

   fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers.

   fatigue duty mil., labor exacted from soldiers aside from
      the use of arms. --farrow.

   fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
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see also:
fatigue call fatigue dress fatigue duty fatigue party