noun
(obsolete) Prep work; labour.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Trouble; worry.
(dialectal, US) Constant work; bustling; worry, excitement.
verb
To tow along, as a vessel.
To prepare (leather, hemp, etc.) by beating or working; to taw.
(by extension) To beat; to scourge.
To muddle; to mix up.
To work at or worry.
To harangue or argue with.
(UK, Scotland, obsolete, dialect) To tease; to vex or worry.
To work hard; to strive.
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Fishing tackle; a rope or chain for towing a boat; a net.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A cord; a string.
adverb
Pronunciation spelling of too