Tore

·- imp. of Tear.

II. Tore ·Impf of Tear.

III. Tore ·noun ·same·as Torus.

IV. Tore ·noun The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.

V. Tore ·noun The solid inclosed by such a surface;

— sometimes called an anchor ring.

VI. Tore ·noun The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.

tore
1) The dead kind of grass that remains on the ground in winter. This word is used in New England.--A...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.