tonné

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See also: tonne, Tonne, and tønne

French

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Participle

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tonné (feminine tonnée, masculine plural tonnés, feminine plural tonnées)

  1. past participle of tonner

Norman

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Etymology

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Noun

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tonné f (plural tonnieaux)

  1. (Jersey) ton
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 537:
      A flleur de Mars—ni pouque ni sac;
      A flleur d'Avril—pouque et baril;
      A flleur de Mai—barrique et touné.
      Blossom in March requires neither bag nor sac;
      Blossom in April fills bag and barrel;
      Blossom in May fills hogshead and tun.
  2. (Jersey) caskful

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