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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tor \Tor\, noun [AS. torr; cf. Gael. torr. Cf. {Tower}.]
1. A tower; a turret. [R.] --Ray.
2. High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. [Prov. Eng.]
A rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or tree. --C. Kingsley.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tor
noun
1: a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
2: a high rocky hill
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "tor": Everest, Olympus, alp, crest, hilltop, hump, knoll, lofty mountains, lofty peak, mount, mountain, mountaintop, peak, pic, pico, pike, pinnacle, point, precipice, spur, summit, the wooded mountains, towering alps
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