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tool

Pronunciation: /toːl/

“tool” is a Middle English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A tool, implement, or instrument.
  2. An instrument of war; an armament.
  3. A device used for torturing or interrogation.
  4. A penis.

Etymology

From Old English tōl, from Proto-Germanic *tōlą.

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