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toil

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) toil (noun)
  2. 2) toil (verb)
  3. 3) toil (noun)

1toil

noun \ˈtȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of TOIL

1
archaic a : struggle, battle b : laborious effort
2
: long strenuous fatiguing labor
— toil·ful \-fəl\ adjective
— toil·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

Origin of TOIL

Middle English toile, from Anglo-French toyl, from toiller
First Known Use: 14th century

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