1. toise - Noun
2. toise - Adjective
An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBased on Bessel's ellipsoid and legally equal to 443.44 lines on the toise du Pérou (a standard French unit of length from 1747). Source: Internet
The ancient Parisian toise (fathom) was slightly shorter than 2 m, and was standardised at exactly 2 m in the mesures usuelles system, such that 1 m was exactly 1 2 toise. Source: Internet