What does overtoil mean?
Overtoil means (transitive) To weary (someone or something) excessively; to exhaust or tire out by working too much..
Overtoil
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(transitive) To weary (someone or something) excessively; to exhaust or tire out by working too much..
Example Sentences
Then dozed awhile herself, but overtoil'd / By that day's grief and travel, evermore / Seem'd catching at a rootless thorn, and then / Went slipping down horrible precipices, / And strongly striking out her limbs awoke; […]
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- overtoils
- overtoiling
- overtoiled
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Then dozed awhile herself, but overtoil'd / By that day's grief and travel, evermore / Seem'd catching at a rootless thorn, and then / Went slipping down horrible precipices, / And strongly striking out her limbs awoke; […]
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