moil

Definition

To toil, to work hard.

Etymology

From Middle English mollen (“to soften by wetting”), borrowed from Old French moillier with the same meaning, from Vulgar Latin *molliō, *molliare, from mollis (“soft”).

Example Sentences

• "Moil not too much underground, for the hope of mines is very uncertain, and useth to make the planters lazy in other things.."
• "Now he must moil and drudge for one he loathes."
• "Why for sluggards cark and moil?"