Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Toil (-s)
toil (-s), n. [AFr dispute, contention, forensic strife.]
- Labor; effort; [fig.] mortality; earthly cares; this life's troubles, tests, worries, etc.
- Work; function; operation; routine.
- Task; job; chore; duty.
- Business; occupation; career.
- Drudgery; a grind; hard work.
- Exertion; sweat; travail.
- Profession; [fig.] opera.
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