- OE. toilen to pull about, to toil; of uncertain origin; cf. OD. teulentuylen, to labor, till, or OF. tooilliertoailler, to wash, rub (cf. Towel); or perhaps ultimately from the same root as E. tug
- To exert strength with pain and fatigue of body or mind, especially of the body, with efforts of some continuance or duration; to labor; to work.
