tɔɪl v. & n. --v.intr. 1
work laboriously or incessantly. 2
make slow painful progress (toiled
along the path). --n. prolonged or
intensive labour; drudgery. øtoil-worn
worn or worn
out by toil. øøtoiler n. [ME f. AF toiler (v.), toil (n.),
dispute, OF tooilier, tooil, f. L tudiculare stir
about f. tudicula
machine for bruising olives, rel. to tundere beat]