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moil
[moil]
verb (used with object)
Archaic.to wet or smear.
noun
hard work or drudgery.
confusion, turmoil, or trouble.
Glassmaking.a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation.
Mining.a short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock.
moil
/ ɔɪ /
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
Other Word Forms
- moiler noun
- moilingly adverb
- unmoiled adjective
- ˈǾ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of moil1
Word History and Origins
Origin of moil1
Example Sentences
He was trained in the Jewish religious practice of brit milah — a profession generally spelled “mohel” in English and pronounced “moil.”
When animal droppings and garbage and spoiled straw are piled up in a great heap, the rotting and moiling give forth heat.
Projects to moil over in the nursing home.
In the case of election meddling, however, this country just joined a moiling crowd of the interfered with — and largely by us.
In reality, much of that moil is a matter of perception.
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