moil
[moil]
verb (used without object)
to work hard; drudge.
to whirl or churn ceaselessly; twist; eddy.
verb (used with object)
Archaic. to wet or smear.
noun
RELATED WORDS
strive, travail, strain, work, drive, grind, plod, sweat, struggle, back, drudge, toil, slave, endeavor, tend, cultivate, tug, fag
Origin of moil
1350–1400; Middle English moillen to make or get wet and muddy < Middle French moillier < Vulgar Latin *molliāre, derivative of Latin mollis soft
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Examples from the Web for moil
Historical Examples of moil
And why should men toil and moil when they had been the masters of the world?
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
I'll juist tak' a leuk at the grave, moil, gin ye'll hae an ee on the dog.
Greyfriars BobbyEleanor Atkinson
Toil and moil every day from your first breath to your last, and what good does it bring you?
Joyce's InvestmentsFannie E. Newberry
Why, then, toil and moil for mere vanities that we must leave behind us?
Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-dayHaji A. Browne
There were people who were rich; people who did not have to toil and moil—people who lived in plenty.
Wang the NinthPutnam Weale
moil
verb
noun
Word Origin for moil
C14 (to moisten; later: to work hard in unpleasantly wet conditions) from Old French moillier, ultimately from Latin mollis soft
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