"toise" meaning in English

See toise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɔɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-toise.wav Forms: toises [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪz Etymology: From French toise. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|toise}} French toise Head templates: {{en-noun}} toise (plural toises)
  1. (historical) A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres. Wikipedia link: toise Tags: historical Translations (former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom): tez (Breton), toesa (Catalan), braça (Catalan), 土瓦兹 (Chinese Mandarin), toise (Dutch), klafto (Esperanto), toise (French), braza (Galician), tesa (Italian), トワーズ (Japanese), toise (Norwegian Nynorsk), toesa (Portuguese), braça (Portuguese), туаз (tuaz) (Russian), toesa (Spanish), braza (Spanish), toise (Swedish), kulaç (Turkish), туаз (tuaz) (Ukrainian)

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