toil toil /ˈtɔɪl/

noun

1. Productive work (especially physical work done for wages)  ( labour [Canadian, British] , toil , labor [American] )
   productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
    His labor did not require a great deal of skill
   his labor did not require a great deal of skill
   
   

verb

1. () Work hard  ( dig [Informal, American] , drudge , fag [Informal] , grind [Informal] , labor [American] , labour [Canadian, British] , moil [ N. American] , toil , travail )
   work hard
    She was digging away at her math homework
   She was digging away at her math homework
    Lexicographers drudge all day long
   Lexicographers drudge all day long