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moil
[ moil ]
/ mÉÉȘl /
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Definition of moil
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Archaic. to wet or smear.
noun
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Origin of moil
First recorded in 1350â1400; Middle English mollen, mulllen, âto make or get wet and muddy,â from Middle French moillier, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin molliÄre, derivative of Latin mollis âsoftâ
OTHER WORDS FROM moil
moiler, nounmoil·ing·ly, adverbun·moiled, adjectiveWords nearby moil
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British Dictionary definitions for moil
moil
/ (mÉÉȘl) 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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