Word of the day: moil

The word of the day is moil:

—verb (used without object)

1. to work hard; drudge.
2. to whirl or churn ceaselessly; twist; eddy.

—verb (used with object)

3. Archaic. to wet or smear.

—noun

4. hard work or drudgery.
5. confusion, turmoil, or trouble.
6. Glassmaking. a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation.
7. Mining. a short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock.

"to labour in the mire" [Johnson], c.1400,possibly from O.Fr. mouiller "to wet,moisten," from V.L. *molliare, from L.molis "soft." 

(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moil)

"Sometimes the moil of slogans and counter-slogans, facts and factoids, seems impenetrable, but as I learned more I came to suspect that both sides may be correct."

 - Charles Mann, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created