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toil 2, noun (oh)



2 n [U] formal
[Sense: 1; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: toyl, from Old French toeil 'battle, confusion', from toeillier; TOIL1]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: toil 'net' (16-19 centuries), from French toile; TOILET]
hard unpleasant work done over a long period
::a life of toil
the toils of sth
literary if you are caught in the toils of an unpleasant feeling or situation, you are trapped by it