toilworn
[ toil-wawrn, -wohrn ]
Origin of toilworn
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How to use toilworn in a sentence
First, the toilworn Craftsman that with earth-made Implement laboriously conquers the Earth, and makes her man's.
Sartor Resartus | Thomas CarlyleHitherto his life had been poor and toilworn; but otherwise not ungenial, and, with all its distresses, by no means unhappy.
Life of Robert Burns | Thomas CarlyleFirst the toilworn Craftsman that with earth-made implement laboriously conquers the earth, and makes her man's.
The Glory of English Prose | Stephen ColeridgeShe was evidently a Scotch peasant girl, as indicated by the clothes she wore and by her hard, toilworn hands.
The Day of Judgment | Joseph HockingAnd if their hands were toilworn and their clothes very old-fashioned, Mary did not care.
Dolly's College Experiences | Mabel Cronise Jones
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