thoro
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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A thoro discussion of wood structure, with chapters on the recognition and classification of woods, defects, preservation, uses, tests, supplies, and sources of wood.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
The projects are such as have proved of exceptional service where woodworking and mechanical drawing are taught in a thoro, systematic manner in the seventh and eighth grades.
From Bird Houses Boys Can Build by Siepert, Albert Frederick
Whether he obtained from his wife a divorce de thoro is not handed down.
From Mr. Midshipman Easy by Marryat, Frederick
When you had obtained a divorce à mensa atque thoro, you would have had to appear by counsel before the House of Lords for a divorce à vinculo matrimonii.
From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark
To some that may seem too much, but we feel that the first requirement for teaching in the high school should be a thoro grounding in the subjects to be taught.
From On the Firing Line in Education by Ladd, Adoniram Judson
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