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Moil

[moyl]

Part of speech: verb

Origin: Latin, mid-16th century

1.

Work hard.

2.

Move around in confusion or agitation.

Examples of Moil in a sentence

"You'll need to moil to get the bulbs planted before a frost, but it will be worth it in the spring."

"She seemed lost as she moiled around the street corner."

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