Main Entry: ¹moil

Pronunciation: \ˈmȯi(-ə)l\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English mollen, moillen, from Anglo-French moiller, from Vulgar Latin *molliare, from Latin mollis soft — more at mollify

Date: 15th century

transitive verb chiefly dialect : to make wet or dirtyintransitive verb 1 : to work hard : drudge
2 : to be in continuous agitation : churn, swirl

— moil·er noun