toil-worn, a.
(ˈtɔɪlwɔːn)
[f. toil n.1 + worn.]
Worn by toil; showing marks of toil.
| 1751 Mason Elfrida Poems (1774) 122 Mean and pilgrim weeds, All like an ancient, toil-worn traveller. 1804 Grahame Sabbath 24 The toil-worn horse, set free. 1843 A. Bethune Sc. Fireside Stor. 124 The toil-worn countenance, and the anxious eye. 1898 J. Arch Story of Life viii. 183 The farmers looked care-worn and toil-worn. |