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  • noun Plural form of therblig.

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Examples

  • Although now the books strike me as, well, a tad problematic, I have the Gilbreths and their therbligs to thank for the way I brush my teeth and perform other mind-numbing tasks.

    Minimize Your Therbligs. fusenumber8 2006

  • \tab Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime-and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows. \par

    Time Enough For Love Heinlein, Robert A. 1973

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