Word For They Day, Wednesday, 6/26/02

The Verbivores | 6/26/02 | Teacher

[RikaStrom]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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moil \MOIL\, intransitive verb; noun:
moiles; moiled; moiling
moiler; noun
moilingly; adverb

1. To work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.
2. To churn or swirl about continuously.
3. Toil; hard work; drudgery.
4. Confusion; turmoil.
5. A spot; a defilement

Etymology: Middle English moillen, from Middle French moillier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin molliare from Latin mollis soft. Date: 15th century.

[Argh]

I try to be helpful, cutie.

[hobbes1]

my delicate little mitt was rubbed raw by yanking excessively

Ooooohhh...lend me a hand...

[xsmommy]

oh goody, glad to have you weigh in on the gloves or no gloves issue, bella. wherever would we be without protection?

yes shebelle, from Wisconsin, MOO.....

[christine]

i have gloves and should wear them every time i garden, but often i get started weeding/working and i am too lazy to go back in the house and get them.

consequently, i've ruined my nails and gotten numerous fire ant bites.

gloves are a good idea :)

[SeaDragon]

well we have the 2 prissies, sea and rika,

I may be a lot of things but prissy isn't one of them.

:)

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

which I'm pleased to see from TSSYF's post should be "mohelim",

Actually, "mohelim" is what Al Sharpton yelled when his fat ass caused the hot air balloon in which he was a passenger to descend.

[camle]

thanx, shebelle. (a ding-a-ling?)

[Bella_Bru]

It takes too long to try and dig all that dirt out from under your nails! Plus, I hate callouses or blisters. I even make StoneCold wear gloves. I don't want any rough mitts on me!

[christine]

weeding/working (moiling)

hehe...

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Is that a trick question?

[Argh]

No doubt my patented mercy screws will get me into the Humanitarian Hall of Fame (where there will be no women joining me for the same types of acts, sadly), but I wasn't smart to stay single, it would have been plain dumb for me to get married, but let's not open that can of worms again.

[hobbes1]

I even make

No woman should ever put those three words in front of her mans name, unless she then proceeds with a dinner description.

[Bella_Bru]

She;s Shebelle and I am Kwennoir. We got our names HERE.

[Bella_Bru]

Pffffft. Madame Bella wields the whip, deary.

[Argh]

Yer back! Again!! Bienvenue!

[camle]

I did one of those, I'm just a plain old Mahammad. Still prefer Camle tho...

[RikaStrom]

LOL, very good!

[hobbes1]

IT is so nice of him to allow you to think that...

[Bella_Bru]

LOL, he finds out what happens when he steps out of line.