Etymology

pedgill

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Today it means: To work hard and painstakingly (at something); to plod or persevere. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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The story

Origin uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of peggle.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. To work hard and painstakingly (at something); to plod or persevere.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.