Tole

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tole
    n 1: enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and
         elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century; "the
         Pennsylvania Dutch tole watering can might be a
         reproduction but it looks convincing"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tole \Tole\ (t[=o]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toled}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Toling}.] [OE. tollen to draw, to entice; of uncertain
   origin. Cf. {Toll} to ring a bell.]
   To draw, or cause to follow, by displaying something pleasing
   or desirable; to allure by some bait. [Written also {toll}.]
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         Whatever you observe him to be more frighted at then he
         should, tole him on to by insensible degrees, till at
         last he masters the difficulty.
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