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Definition of 'tole'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)
Noun
( en-noun)
(uncountable) A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded
(uncommon) tola (unit of mass)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) stem *tyll, related to .
Alternative forms
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Verb
To entice.
- It is often necessary to tole a big stag, to induce him to leave the hind ...
* 1693 , '', 1797, ''The works of John Locke Esq , Volume III, page 52 ,
- 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 repre?ented as dangerous than really are ?o ; and then, that whatever you ob?erve him to be more frighted at than he ?hould, you be ?ure to tole him on to by in?en?ible Degrees, till he at la?t, quitting his Fears, ma?ters the Difficulty, and comes off with Applau?e.
To allure.
To attract.
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