DROIL

Etymology

Noun

droil (countable and uncountable, plural droils)

(obsolete) A drudge.

(obsolete) Mean labour; toil.

Verb

droil (third-person singular simple present droils, present participle droiling, simple past and past participle droiled)

To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod.

Anagrams

• lorid

Source: Wiktionary


Droil, v. i. Etym: [D. druilen to mope.]

Definition: To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod. [Obs.]

Droil, n. Etym: [D. druil sluggard. Cf. Droll.]

1. A drudge. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

2. Mean labor; toil.[Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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