moil
[ moil ]
/ mɔɪl /
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
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM moil
moiler, nounmoil·ing·ly, adverbun·moiled, adjectiveWords nearby moil
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British Dictionary definitions for moil
moil
/ (mɔɪl) archaic, or dialect /
verb
to moisten or soil or become moist, soiled, etc
(intr) to toil or drudge (esp in the phrase toil and moil)
noun
toil; drudgery
confusion; turmoil
Derived forms of moil
moiler, nounWord 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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