See Also: SOLE(law)
sole(5)(dictionary)
sole(1)(dictionary)
sole(2)(dictionary)
sole(3)(dictionary)
sole(4)(dictionary)
Sole(medicine)
sole(encyclopedia)
Il sole 24 ore(finance)
SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP(law)

tarpon (iou) and sole(2) (iou)


tarpon (iou)



tarpon noun. L17.
[Prob. from Dutch tarpoen, perh. ult. from a Central American language.]
A large silvery game-fish with a bluish back, Tarpon atlanticus, of the tropical Atlantic. Also, a similar Indo-Pacific fish, Megalops cyprinoides.

sole(2) (iou)



sole noun1. obsolete exc. dial.
[Old English sal = Old Saxon sel (Low German seil), Middle Dutch seel (Dutch zeel), Old High German seil (German Seil), Old Norse seil, etc.]
A rope or cord, now spec. one for tethering cattle. Also, a wooden collar used to fasten a cow etc. in the stall.