tole
/tol/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded.
Uncountable
noun
Obsolete form of toll, especially in the sense a portion of grain paid to the miller who grinds it.
Obsolete; Uncountable
verb
simple past and past participle of tell
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "It is often necessary to tole a big stag, to induce him to leave the hind ..."
- "And thus the young Soldier is to be train’d on to the Warfare of Life ; wherein Care is to be taken that more things be not repreſented as dangerous than really are ſo ; and then, that whatever you obſerve him to be more frighted at than he ſhould, you be ſure to tole him on to by inſenſible Degrees, till he at laſt, quitting his Fears, maſters the Difficulty, and comes off with Applauſe."
- "I done tole you for the last time."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tol/
Usage
Inflected Forms
toles (present, singular)
toling (participle, present)
toled (past)
toled (participle, past)
tollen (participle, past)
toll (alternative)
toles (plural)