tole
IPA: tˈoʊɫ
noun
- A decorative metalware having a lacquered or enamelled surface that is painted or gilded.
- (historical) A portion of grain paid to the miller who grinds it.
- (uncommon) A tola (unit of mass).
- A surname.
verb
- (archaic) To entice; to allure or attract.
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Examples of "tole" in Sentences
- 'bout my age, an 'tole' im he mus 'pray, an' I'd pray for 'im.
- "'Young mas'r,' she said, 'tole' her she had to run away, taking the baby of course.
- "tole" her down the required way if she showed a tendency to run in another direction.
- "tole" painting - decorative folk art on tin and wooden utensils, objects and furniture.
- "I jes 'tole' um," he said, "to send for Dr. Brooks, and he'd beat the devil gettin 'to me."
- But on the way 'ome, as I tellt yer, I met Hastings, an' tole '_im_, an' then give 'im notice. "
- Jordon, an 'de Yankees come an' he treated 'em from whiskey he had in a bottle, an 'tole 'em he had no more.
- I got hold of my papa and mamma, an 'tole 'em to ask God to make 'em good, an' he'd do it; an 'took hold of my little mate July,
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