1) Obsolete unit of measurement 2) Old French length unit 3) Unit of length
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A toise (twaz; symbol: T) is a unit of measure for length, area and volume originating in pre-revolutionary France. In North America, it was used in colonial French establishments in early New France, French Louisiana (La Louisiane), and Quebec. The related toesa (tuˈezɐ) was used in Portugal, Brazil and other parts of the Portuguese Empire unti...
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• (a.) An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.
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Toise noun [ French, from Late Latin
tesa , from Latin
tensus , fem.
tensa , past participle of
tendere to stretch, extend. See
Tense ,
adjective ] An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.
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