Toil (?), n. [F. toiles, pl., toils, nets, fr. toile cloth, canvas, spider web, fr. L. tela any woven stuff, a web, fr. texere to weave. See Text, and cf. Toilet.] A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey; — usually in the plural.
As a Numidian lion, when first caught,
Endures the toil that holds him. Denham.
Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found. Dryden.