I. ˈmȯi(-ə)l verb
Etymology: Middle English mollen, moillen, from Anglo-French moiller, from Vulgar Latin * molliare, from Latin mollis soft — more at mollify
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
chiefly dialect : to make wet or dirty
intransitive verb
1. : to work hard : drudge
2. : to be in continuous agitation : churn , swirl
• moil·er noun
II. noun
Date: 1612
1. : hard work : drudgery
2. : confusion , turmoil