A toll, a toll

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  • toll: (Irish) to bore, pierce, perforate[1]
  • tollé: (French) outcry, hue and cry.[2]
  • at all, at all: (Anglo-Irish) a phrase which is repeated several times throughout FW
  • toll: the sound of a death knell
  • toll: a penalty
    • death toll: the number of fatalities in a battle or accident
    • toll-gate: a gate where tolls are collected → the Chapelizod turnpike had a toll-gate → FW 003.22: Upturnpikepointandplace
    • To cross the River Liffey on the Ha'Penny Bridge cost a half-penny toll
  • atole: (Spanish) a Spanish or Mexican porridge or gruel made of maize meal and water or milk
  • toll: (German) mad, (German, sl.) great; a toll, a toll appr. oh great, oh great