The Clue
Serf's lot (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TOIL
Tags
Notes
The answer TOIL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Definition
TOIL as a noun:
1. (labor, labour, toil) = productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
TOIL as a verb:
1. (labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil) = work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"