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Droil vs Drail - What's the difference?

droil | drail |

As nouns the difference between droil and drail

is that droil is a drudge while drail is a hook with a lead shank.

As verbs the difference between droil and drail

is that droil is to work sluggishly or slowly; to plod while drail is to trail; to draggle.

droil

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) A drudge.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • (obsolete) Mean labour; toil.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod.
    • (Webster 1913)

    drail

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (angling) A hook with a lead shank.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (angling, obsolete) To trail; to draggle.
    • (Webster 1913)