[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

task \task\ t.ask, n. oe. taske, of. tasque, f. t^ache,
   for tasche, ll. tasca, taxa, fr. l. taxare to rate, appraise,
   estimate. see tax, n.  v.
   1. labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite
      quantity or amount.
      1913 webster

            ma task of servile toil.              --milton.
      1913 webster

            each morning sees some task begin,
            each evening sees it close.           --longfellow.
      1913 webster

   2. business; employment; undertaking; labor.
      1913 webster

            his mental powers were equal to greater tasks.
                                                  --atterbury.
      1913 webster

   to take to task. see under take.
      1913 webster

   syn: work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery;
        study; lesson; stint.
        1913 webster
see also:
tax to take to task take 

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