Droil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɹɔɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Droil is a noun meaning (obbsolete) To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod.
Meaning
(obbsolete) To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A drudge; a minion or servile worker.
- (obsolete) hard work; toil or drudgery.
Example Sentences
When the burden of daytime droil is o'er
Two homely droils were authors of my death
Then I begin to rave at my stars' bitterness, / To see how many muckhills plac'd above me; / Peasants and droils, caroches full of dunghills
Word Forms
- droils
- droiling
- droiled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include drivel, drevil, dorr, drevill, drudgey, drayman.
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