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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Probably dim. fr.

tore

torus

A Turret.

[Obs.]

Noun.

A ring for fastening a hawk’s leash to the jesses; also, a ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

toret ‎(plural torets)

(obsolete) A ring for fastening a hawk's leash to the jesses.
(obsolete) A ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc.
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From a diminutive of Old French tor, taur, from Latin taurus, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

toret m (plural torets)