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toises

toises is the plural of toise.

Meaning of toise

Noun

toise (plural toises)

  1. (historical) A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.
    • […] the greater its speed, the less visible it grows, until at around a Thousand Toises per Minute, it vanishes entirely […]1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon

Questions about toises

What is toises the plural of?
Toises is the plural of toise.

Words near toises in the dictionary

  1. toise
  2. toiseach
  3. toiseachs
  4. toisech
  5. toisechs
  6. toises
  7. Toishan
  8. Toishanese
  9. toison
  10. toisons
  11. toit

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