pedgill means To work hard and painstakingly (at something); to plod or persevere. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
verb
- To work hard and painstakingly (at something); to plod or persevere.“But at drawing, his hand swung naturally in big, bold lines, rather lax, so that it was cruel for him to pedgill away at the lace designing, working from the tiny squares of paper, counting and plotting and niggling.”