travail
Cross references:
1. work
1. tra.vail \tr*-'va-(*)l, 'trav-.a-l\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. traveillier to
torture, travail, fr. (assumed) VL tri]paliare to torture, fr. tropalium
instrument of torture, fr. L tripalis having three stakes, fr. tri- + palus
stake - more at POLE 1a: work esp. of a painful or laborious nature : TOIL
1b: a piece of work : TASK 1c: AGONY, TORMENT 2: LABOR, PARTURITION
2. travail \like 1; in prayer-book communion service usu 'trav-.a-l\ vi [ME
travailen, fr. OF travaillier] 1: to labor hard : TOIL 2: LABOR