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toise

/tɔɪz/

Sounds like toys · Rhymes with -ɔɪz

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French toise.

noun toises

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 […]

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noun former French unit of length — see also brace, fathom

Español	toesa, braza
日本語	トワーズ
中文	土瓦兹
Português	toesa, braça
Français	toise
Italiano	tesa
Русский	туаз tuaz

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"toise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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toise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toise

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"toise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toise.

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@misc{toise_2026,
  title = {toise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}