moil
10 synonyms and 3 antonyms for moil, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — (dated) To work hard.
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Etymology
Moil comes from Middle English mollen (“to soften by wetting”), which was borrowed from Old French moillier, with the same meaning, from Vulgar Latin *molliō, *molliare, from mollis (“soft”).
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