moil

moil Definition

moil (mo̵il)

intransitive verb

Dialectal to toil; drudge

Etymology: ME moillen, to moisten, make wet < OFr moillier < VL *molliare, to soften < L mollis, soft: see mollify

transitive verb

Archaic to moisten or soil

noun

moil Related Forms

moil′er noun

moil Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

daily: Did with the aged hermit toil, With their own hands in daily moil, Hard laboring rude the barren soil.

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