'old tore' definitions:

Definition of 'old tore'

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  • Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.] (Agric.) (a) A second growth of grass; aftergrass. (b) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; -- called also foggage. [Prov.Eng.] --Halliwell.
  • Note: Sometimes called, in New England, old tore. In Scotland, fog is a general name for moss. [1913 Webster]