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toil

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1. toil \'to.i(*)l\ n [ME toile, fr. AF toyl, fr. OF toeil battle, 
   confusion, fr. (Xtoeillier archaic  1a: STRUGGLE, BATTLE  1b: laborious 
   effort  2: long strenuous fatiguing labor : DRUDGERY 
2. toil vb [ME toilen to argue, struggle, fr. AF toiller, fr. OF 
   toeillier)X to stir, disturb, dispute, fr. L tudiculare to crush, grind, 
   fr. tudicula machine for crushing olives, dim. of tudes hammer; akin to L 
   tundere to beat - more at STINT 1: to work hard and long : LABOR  2: to 
   proceed with laborious effort : PLOD  archaic  1: OVERWORK  archaic  2: to 
   get or accomplish with great effort  - toil.er n
3. toil n [MF toile cloth, net, fr. L tela web, fr. texere to weave, 
   co]nstruct - more at TECHNICAL 1: a net to trap game  2: something by which 
   one is held fast or inextricably involved : SNAR E, TRAP - usu. used in pl.