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 verbchiefly dialect : to make wet or dirtyintransitive verb1: to work hard : drudge2: to be in continuous agitation : churn, swirl

— moil·er noun