tole

¹

or tôle

[ tohl ]

noun

1. enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.

tole

²

[ tohl ]

verb (used with object)

, toled, tol·ing.

1. toll ²( defs 5, 6 ).

tole

/ təʊl /

noun

1. enamelled or lacquered metal ware, usually gilded, popular in the 18th century

Word History and Origins

Origin of tole¹

1925–30; < French tôle sheet of iron, plate, dialectal variant of table table

Word History and Origins

Origin of tole¹

from French tôle sheet metal, from French (dialect): table, from Latin tabula table

Example Sentences

He tole her he had a nice forty acres fer sale–hunderd down, the balance later on.

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I done tole her, an' her face lit right up like de sun shinin' in de mawnin'.

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Now, hain't I, an' I hain't tole many lies, nor tached a thing sense I took that bill from him.

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Miss Dory never tole nothin'; she was silent as de grave about—him—de fader of de lill chile, I mean.

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I don't remember, 'case as I said my memory is ole an' leaky, and mebby I ain't tellin' it right in course as I tole him.

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