English Explanatory Dictionary

thoil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be able to justify the expense of.

Word forms

thoil thoils thoiling thoiled

Etymology

Variant of thole, from Middle English tholen, tholien, from Old English þolian (“to bear; endure”). Cognate with Scots thoil. More at thole.

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