To-night, n. The present night, the night after the present day.

Tonnish, a. Fashionable, modish.

Tonsilitis, n. Quinsy, inflammation of the tonsils.

Tonsils, n. pl. Almonds, amygdalœ.

Tonsor, n. Barber.

Tonsured, a.

    1. Having the tonsure, shaven, shorn, clipped.
    2. Bald.

Tony, n. (Ludicrous.) Dunce, simpleton, blockhead, fool, donkey, ass, dolt, dullard, dunderhead, loggerhead, numskull, noodle, goose, thick-head.

Too, ad.

    1. Overmuch, over.
    2. Also, likewise, moreover, in addition.

Tool, n.

    1. Instrument, implement, utensil.
    2. Hireling, instrument, cat’s-paw.

Toon-wood, n. Indian mahogany, Indian cedar, bastard cedar (Cedrela Toona).

Toot, v. a. Blow (as a horn), sound.

Toothache, n. See Odontalgia.

Tooth and nail. (Colloquial expression used adverbially.)

    1. Biting and scratching, using every means of attack and defence.
    2. Strenuously, vigorously, earnestly, resolutely, energetically, with all one’s might, with might and main, through thick and thin, through fire and water, hammer and tongs, pugnis et calcibus.

Tooth-ornament, n. (Arch.) Dog-tooth, nail-head.

Tooth-powder, n. Dentifrice.

Tooth-rash, n. Red-gum, milk-spots.


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