DROILING

Verb

droiling

present participle of droil

Source: Wiktionary


DROIL

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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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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