Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Toil (-ed, -ing)
toil (-ed, -ing), v. [AFr to strive, dispute, wrangle.]
- Phrase. “toiling at”: working on; [fig.] warming; heating up; shining upon.
- Phrase. “toil for”: work towards; labor for the cause of; [fig.] profess; defend; speak up about.
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