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1. (Zoöl.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata, especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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☞ In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
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Coloq. Alligator turtle , Coloq. Box turtle , etc. See under , , etc. -- Coloq. green turtle (Zoöl.), a marine turtle of the genus Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup. Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which (Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more; the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle grass. -- Coloq. Turtle cowrie (Zoöl.), a large, handsome cowrie (Cypræa testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form. -- Coloq. Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant (Thalassia testudinum) with grasslike leaves, common about the West Indies. -- Coloq. Turtle shell , tortoise shell. See under .
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Turtleback (tûrt'l-băk), n. 1. (Archæol.) A rude stone celt of a form suggesting the back of a turtle.
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2. (Naut.) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, so made to shed the seas quickly.
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Turtledove (tûrt'l-dŭv), n. [See 1st .]
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1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging to Turtur and allied genera, native of various parts of the Old World; especially, the common European species (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate.
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☞ The South African turtledove (Turtur albiventris), and the ashy turtledove of India (Turtur rubicolus), are similar to the European species in their habits.
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2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under ), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata).
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☞ The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt and other Eastern countries. It is closely allied to the European turtledove.
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Turtle-footed (?), a. Slow-footed. [R.] “Turtle-footed Peace.” Ford.
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Turtlehead (tûrt'l-hĕd), n. (Bot.) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
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Turtle peg. A sharp steel spear attached to a cord, used in taking sea turtles. -- Turtle pegging.
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Turtler (tûrtlẽr), n. One who catches turtles or tortoises. “The Jamaica turtlers.” Dampier.
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Turtle-shell (tûrt'l-shĕl), n. The turtle cowrie.
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Turtling (?), n. The act, practice, or art of catching turtles. Marryat.
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Turves (tûrvz), obs. pl. of .
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Tuscan (tŭsk�n), a. [L. Tuscanus, Tuscus.] Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See , and Illust. of .
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Tuscan, n. A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.
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Tuscaroras (?), n. pl.; sing. Tuscarora (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See Six Nations, under .
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{ Tusche (?), n. Also Tushe, Tousche, etc. }[G. tusche, fr. F. toucher to touch.] A lithographic drawing or painting material of the same nature as lithographic ink. It is also used as a resistant in the biting-in process.
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Tuscor (?), n. [See .] A tush of a horse.
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Tush (tŭsh), interj. An exclamation indicating check, rebuke, or contempt; as, tush, tush! do not speak of it.
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Tush, say they, how should God perceive it? Bk. of Com. Prayer (Ps. lxxiii. 11).
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Tush, n. [OE. tusch, AS. tusc; akin to OFries. tusk, tusch, and probably to AS. tōð tooth. See , and cf. .] A long, pointed tooth; a tusk; -- applied especially to certain teeth of horses.
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tush (t�sh), n. [Shortened form of tushie.] The buttocks; -- a euphemism.
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tushie (t�sh�), n. [Fr. Yiddish tokhes. Ca. 1960-65.] The buttocks; -- a euphemism.
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Tusk (tŭsk), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Tusk, n. [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See a tooth.] 1. (Zoöl.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth.
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2. (Zoöl.) A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
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3. (Carp.) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth.
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Tusk (tŭsk), v. i. To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]
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Tusked (tŭsk), a. Furnished with tusks.
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The tusked boar out of the wood. Milton.
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Tusker (tŭskẽr), n. 1. (Zoöl.) An elephant having large tusks.
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2. (Zoöl.) A large wild boar.
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Tusk-shell (tŭsk-shĕl), n. (Zoöl.) See 2d , n., 2.
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Tusky (tŭsk�), a. Having tusks. “The scar indented by the tusky boar.” Dryden.
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Tussac grass (?). Tussock grass.
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{ Tussah Tusseh } (tŭssȧ), n. [Also tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheræa mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
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Tussah silk (?). [Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] (a) A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China. (b) The silk fiber itself. [Written also tusseh silk.]
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Tussal (?), a. [L. tussis cough.] (Med.) Pertaining to, or manifested by, cough.
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Tussicular (?), a. [L. tussicularis, fr. tussicula, dim. of tussis a cough.] Of or pertaining to a cough. Dunglison.
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Tussis (?), n. [L.] (Med.) A cough.
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Tussive (?), a. (Med.) Pertaining to a cough; caused by coughing.
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Tussle (?), v. i. & t. [See .] To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with. [Colloq.]
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Tussle, n. A struggle; a scuffle. [Colloq.]
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Tussock (?), n. [From .] [Written also tussuck.] 1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge.
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Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts. Latimer.
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2. (Bot.) Same as Tussock grass, below.
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3. (Zoöl.) A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. See .
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Coloq. Tussock grass . (Bot.) (a) A tall, strong grass of the genus Dactylis (Dactylis cæspitosa), valuable for fodder, introduced into Scotland from the Falkland Islands. (b) A tufted grass (Aira cæspitosa). (c) Any kind of sedge (Carex) which forms dense tufts in a wet meadow or boggy place. -- Coloq. Tussock moth (Zoöl.), the imago of any tussock caterpillar. They belong to Orgyia, Halecidota, and allied genera.
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Tussocky (?), a. Having the form of tussocks; full of, or covered with, tussocks, or tufts.
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Tussuck (?), n. See . Grew.
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Tut (tŭt), interj. Be still; hush; -- an exclamation used for checking or rebuking.
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Tut, n. [Cf. Sw. tut a point, pipe, tube, Dan. tut a cornet.] 1. An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.
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2. A hassock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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Tutelage (tūt�l�j; 48), n. [L. tutela protection, fr. tutus safe, fr. tueri to watch, defend. Cf. .]
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1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage.
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The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of the clergy. Macaulay.
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2. The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed. V. Knox.
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{ Tutelar (?), Tutelary (?), } a. [L. tutelaris: cf. F. tutélaire. See .] Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses.
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This, of all advantages, is the greatest . . . the most tutelary of morals. Landor.
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Tutele (?), n. [L. tutela: cf. F. tutelle. See .] Tutelage. [Obs.] Howell.
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Tutenag (?), n. [F. toutenague; cf. Pg. tutenaga, tutanaga. See .] (Metal.) (a) Crude zinc. [India] (b) Packfong. [Written also tutenague.]
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Tut-mouthed (?), a. Having a projecting under jaw; prognathous. [Obs.] Holland.
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Tut-nose (?), n. A snub nose. [Prov. Eng.]
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Tutor (?), n. [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch, defend: cf. F. tuteur. Cf. .] One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing. Specifically: --
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(a) A treasurer; a keeper. “Tutour of your treasure.” Piers Plowman.
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(b) (Civ. Law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
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(c) A private or public teacher.
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(d) (Eng. Universities) An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline.
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(e) (Am. Colleges) An instructor of a lower rank than a professor.
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Tutor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tutored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tutoring.] 1. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct.
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Their sons are well tutored by you. Shak.
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2. To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity. Addison.
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Tutorage (?; 48), n. The office or occupation of a tutor; tutorship; guardianship.
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Tutoress (?), n. A woman who performs the duties of a tutor; an instructress. E. Moore.
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Tutorial (t�tōrĭ�l), a. [L. tutorius.] Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.
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tutorial (t�tōr��l), n. 1. A class{6} or short series of classes in which one or more instructors provide intensive instruction on some subject to a small group. Such short courses of instruction may be held at an institution of learning, or in any other place where a small group may desire a brief but thorough introduction to a topic.
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2. Hence: (Computers) A set of instructions on how to use a particular computer program, built into the software package itself, displayed on the computer screen, and organized in a stepwise manner so as to familiarize a new user with all of or the most important features of the program.
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Tutorism (?), n. Tutorship. [R.]
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Tutorize (?), v. t. To teach; to instruct.
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I . . . shall tutorize him some day. J. H. Newman.
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Tutorship, n. The office, duty, or care of a tutor; guardianship; tutelage. Hooker.
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Tutory (?), n. Tutorage. [Obs.] Holinshed.
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Tutress (?), n. Tutoress. [Obs.] Selden.
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Tutrix (?), n. [L. See .] A female guardian; a tutoress. [R.] Smollett.
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Tutsan (?), n. [F. toutesaine; tout, toute, all (L. totus) + sain, saine, sound, healthy, L. sanus.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Hypericum (Hypericum Androsœmum), from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called also parkleaves.
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Tutti (?), n. pl. [It., fr. L. totus, pl. toti, all.] (Mus.) All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Tutti-frutti (?), n. [It., lit., all fruits.] A confection of different kinds of preserved fruits. -- a. Flavored with, or containing, various fruits.
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Tutty (?), n. [F. tutie; cf. Sp. tutia, atutia, LL. tutia; all from Per. tūtiyā.] (Chem.) A yellow or brown amorphous substance obtained as a sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide.
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Tut-work (?), n. (Mining) Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. Tomlinson.
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Tut-workman, n.; pl. Tut-workmen (�). (Mining) One who does tut-work. Tomlinson.
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Tuum (?), n. [L.] Lit., thine; that which is thine; -- used in meum and tuum. See 2d .
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{ Tu-whit (?), Tu-whoo (?), } n. & interj. Words imitative of the notes of the owl.
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Thy tu-whits are lulled, I wot,
Thy tu-whoos of yesternight. Tennyson.
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tux Shortened form of . [informal]
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Tuxedo, Tuxedo coat (?), n. 1. A kind of black jacket for semiformal evening dress made without tails, usually of black or dark blue color and having satin or grosgrain facing on the lapels; -- so named after a fashionable country club at Tuxedo Park, New York. [U. S.] [RHUD]
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2. The complete semiformal evening suit, including the tuxedo jacket, matching trousers, and black bow tie, and usually including a cummerbund; -- the style of shirt worn with this suit varies, and the outfit may include a dickey. [RHUD]
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Tuyère (?), n. [F.; akin to tuyau a pipe; of Teutonic origin. Cf. , .] A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge. [Corruptly written also tweer, and twier.]
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Coloq. Tuyère arch , the embrasure, in the wall of a blast furnace through which the tuyère enters.
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Tuz (tŭz), n. [Cf. W. tusw a wisp, a bunch, tus that binds or wraps, tusiaw to bind round, to wrap. Cf. .] A lock or tuft of hair. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Tuza (?), n. (Zoöl.) The tucan.
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{ Twaddell (?), n., Twaddell's hydrometer (?) }. [After one Twaddell, its inventor.] A form of hydrometer for liquids heavier than water, graduated with an arbitrary scale such that the readings when multiplied by .005 and added to unity give the specific gravity.
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Twaddle (?), v. i. & t. [See .] To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle. Stanyhurst.
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Twaddle, n. Silly talk; gabble; fustian.
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I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the cant and twaddle that's talked of boxing and fighting with fists now-a-days. T. Hughes.
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Twaddler (?), n. One who prates in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed.
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Twaddling (?), a. & n. from , v.
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Twaddy (?), n. Idle trifling; twaddle.
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Twagger (?), n. A lamb. [Prov. Eng.]
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Twain (twān), a. & n. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twēgen, masc. See .] Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. “Children twain.” Chaucer.
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And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt. v. 41.
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Coloq. In twain , in halves; into two parts; asunder.
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When old winter split the rocks in twain. Dryden.
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-- Coloq. Twain cloud . (Meteor.) Same as .
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Twaite (twāt), n. [Prov. E.] (Zoöl.) A European shad; -- called also twaite shad. See .
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Twaite, n. (O. Eng. Law) A piece of cleared ground. See .
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Twang (?), n. A tang. See a state. [R.]
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Twang (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging.] [Of imitative origin; cf. a sharp sound, .] To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
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Twang, v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
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Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope.
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Twang, n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
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2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
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He has such a twang in his discourse. Arbuthnot.
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Twangle (?), v. i. & t. To twang.
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While the twangling violin
Struck up with Soldier-laddie. Tennyson.
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Twank (?), v. t. To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or twangle. Addison.
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Twankay (?), n. See Note under , n., 1.
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'T was (?). A contraction of it was.
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Twattle (?), v. i. [Cf. , .] To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle; as, a twattling gossip. L'Estrange.
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Twattle, v. t. To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
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Twattle, n. Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.
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Twattler (?), n. One who twattles; a twaddler.
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Tway (?), a. & n. [OE. twei. See .] Two; twain. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Twayblade (?), n. (Bot.) Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two leaves, as the species of Listera and of Liparis. [Written also twyblade.]
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Tweag (?), v. t. To tweak. [Obs.]
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{ Tweag, Tweague, } n. A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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This put the old fellow in a rare tweague. Arbuthnot.
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Tweak (?), v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See .] To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak.
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Tweak, n. 1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. Swift.
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2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]
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3. A prostitute. [Obs.] Brathwait.
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Tweed (?), n. [Probably a corruption of twills. See .] A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed, usually in two colors, before weaving.
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Tweedle (?), v. t. [Cf. .] [Written also twidle.] 1. To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure.
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A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service. Addison.
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2. To twist. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Tweedledum and Tweedledee (?). Two things practically alike; -- a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire “On the Feuds between Handel and Bononcini.”
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Tweel (?), n. & v. See .
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Tweer (?), n. Same as .
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