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moil

v.
UK //mˈɔɪl// moil
Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English mollen (“to soften by wetting”), borrowed from Old French moillier with the same meaning, from Vulgar Latin molliō, molliare, from mollis (“soft”).

Etymology 2

Of unclear origin; possibly from French meule or Hebrew מוהל (mohel, “ritual circumciser”), referring to the foreskin-like shape of the unwanted rim.

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