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Oh, I am not afrait to tek her round the Moil; but there iss the English lady on board; and it will be smoother for her to go through the Crinan.

From Macleod of Dare by Black, William

Moil, moil, v.t. to daub with dirt.—v.i. to toil or labour: to drudge.—n. a spot: a defilement.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Moil and toil, moil and toil, from morning to night, and no thanks whatever.”

From Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas by Anonymous