Tuesday 27 April 2010

WoD - moil

moil\MOYL\ , verb;
1.To work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.
2.To churn or swirl about continuously.
noun:
1.Toil; hard work; drudgery.
2.Confusion; turmoil.
Origin:
Moil comes from Middle English moillen, "to soak, to wet," hence "to soil, to soil one's hands, to work very hard," from Old French moillier, "to soften, especially by making wet," ultimately from Latin mollis, "soft."

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