tore

adj

1. (dialectal, obsolete)Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
2. (dialectal, obsolete)Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
3. (dialectal, obsolete)Full; rich.

verb

1. (form-of, past)simple past of tear (“rip, rend, speed”).
2. (colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past)past participle of tear (“rip, rend, speed”)

   “[…]that a Spirit came into him that did make him quake and tremble ſo exceedingly that he thought it would have tore him, &c[…]”

   “Upon my honor, Sir, you have tore every bit of ſkin quite off the back of both my hands with your forceps, cried my uncle Toby[…]”

   “"Would've tore your head clean off," Dudley was bellowing. "Would've snapped it off your neck like wet toilet paper[…]”

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of torus.
2. The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
3. The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.
4. (uncountable)The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.

   “the more Tore you have, the less Quantity of Hay will do”

name

1. A village in Highland, Scotland.