Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Law) To take away. See
toll .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tol.
Examples
-
FYI on the sugarless candy: if it’s got a sweetener ending in - tol, it has a laxative effect.
Tried To Make Her Go To Rehab; She Said No, No, No | Her Bad Mother 2008
-
"Thought yo 'tol' me you wuz a married man when Ah knowed you fust."
Lady Luck Hugh Wiley
-
I went right home an 'tol' Mr. Buck dat Miss Sue whupped me, an 'dat I runned away.
-
She was short and round and black and smiling and "feelin 'tol'ble, thank you, ma'am."
Virginia: the Old Dominion Cortelle Hutchins
-
The husban 'tol' how he was sol 'from his mother who liked him dearly.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
-
[HW: Asterisk] slaves lef 'him an' when de Yankees got ter Raleigh dey come an 'tol' 'em 'bout de way Mr. Jake done.
-
He called us to the big house an 'tol' us to stay by the ol 'place an' he would pay us wages.
The Boy With the U.S. Census Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
-
Seein 'as she ain't ever been there, havin' tol 'me so on the stage less'n two hours ago, what's the sense of sayin' a fool thing like that?
Six Feet Four Jackson Gregory 1912
-
De queen she cried, and mos 'faintid an' tol 'Pharo' dat she wud quit de pallis befo 'sundown ef he didn't do somthin' ter cler dem frogs out'n de house.
John Jasper: The Unmatched Negro Philosopher and Preacher William Eldridge 1908
-
Takim obrazom narody i pravitel'stva goev, kotoryh my priuchili smotret 'tol'ko na pokaznuju storonu togo, chto my im predstavljaem, primut nas eshhe za blagodetelej i spasitelej roda chelovecheskago.
The History of a Lie 'The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion' Herman Bernstein 1905
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.