droil

1 of 2

noun

variants or droile

plural -s

obsolete

: drudge

droil

2 of 2

intransitive verb

variants or droile

droiled; droiled; droiling; droils or droiles

obsolete

: drudge

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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