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ED, worn out, harassed TOKEN, piece of base metal used in place of very small coin, when this was scarce TONNELS, nostrils TOP, "parish --," large top kept in villages for amusement and exercise in frosty weather when people were out of work TOTER, tooter, player on a wind instrument TOUSE, pull, read TOWARD, docile, apt; on the way to; as regards; present, at hand TOY, whim; trick; term of contempt TRACT, attraction TRAIN, allure, entice TRANSITORY, transmittable TRANSLATE, transform TRAY-TRIP, game at dice (success depended on throwing a three) (Nares) TREACHOUR (TRECHER), traitor TREEN, wooden TRENCHER, serving-man who carved or served food TRENDLE-TAIL, trundle-tail, curly-tailed TRICK (TRICKING), term of heraldry: to draw outline of coat of arms, etc., without blazoning TRIG, a spruce, dandified man TRILL, trickle TRILLIBUB, tripe, any worthless, trifling thing TRIPOLY, "come from --," able to perform feats of agility, a "jest nominal," depending on the first part of the word (Gifford) TRITE, worn, shabby TRIVIA, three-faced goddess (Hecate) TROJAN, familiar term for an equal or inferior; thief TROLL, sing loudly TROMP, trump, deceive TROPE, figure of speech TROW, think, believe, wonder TROWLE, troll TROWSES, breeches, drawers TRUCHMAN, interpreter TRUNDLE, JOHN, well-known printer TRUNDLE, roll, go rolling along TRUNDLING CHEATS, term among gipsies and beggars for carts or coaches (Gifford) TRUNK, speaking-tube TRUSS, tie the tagged laces that fastened the breeches to the doublet TUBICINE, trumpeter TUCKET (Ital. toccato), introductory flourish on the trumpet TUITION, guardianship TUMBLE, a particular kind of dog so called from the mode of his hunting TUMBREL-SLOP, loose, baggy breeches TURD, excrement TUSK, gnash the teeth (Century Dict.) TWIRE, peep, twinkle TWOPENNY ROOM, gallery TYRING-HOUSE, attiring-room ULENSPIEGEL. See Howleglass UMBRATILE, like or pertaining to a shadow UMBRE, brown dye UNBATED, unabated UNBORED, (?) excessively bored UNCARNATE, not fleshly, or of flesh UNCOUTH, strange, unusual UNDERTAKER, "one who undertook by his influence in the House of Commons to carry things agreeably to his Majesty's wishes" (Whalley); one who becomes surety for UNEQUAL, unjust UNEXCEPTED, no objection
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