toil [
toyl ] noun
Definition: hard work: hard exhausting work or effort
intransitive verb (3rd person present singular toils, present
participle toiling, past and past participle toiled) Definition:
1. work hard: to work long and hard
2. progress slowly: to progress slowly and with difficulty
[13th century. < Anglo-Norman toiler 'drag around' < Latin tudicula 'machine for bruising olives' < tudes 'hammer']
toiler noun
Word Key: Synonyms See work.