Toil

(?), n. [OE. toil turmoil, struggle; cf. OD. tuyl labor, work. See Toil, v.] Labor with pain and fatigue; labor that oppresses the body or mind, esp. the body.
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My task of servile toil.

Milton.
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After such bloody toil, we bid good night.

Shak.
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Toil is used in the formation of compounds which are generally of obvious signification; as, toil-strung, toil-wasted, toil-worn, and the like.
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Syn. -- Labor; drudgery; work; exertion; occupation; employment; task; travail. -- Toil, Labor, Drudgery. Labor implies strenuous exertion, but not necessary such as overtasks the faculties; toil denotes a severity of labor which is painful and exhausting; drudgery implies mean and degrading work, or, at least, work which wearies or disgusts from its minuteness or dull uniformity.
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You do not know the heavy grievances,
The toils, the labors, weary drudgeries,
Which they impose.

Southern.
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How often have I blessed the coming day,
When toil remitting lent its turn to play.

Goldsmith.
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