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Destitute of a tomb.
A romping girl; a hoiden.
A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased.
A male cat, especially when full grown or of large size.
A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic coast of the Northen United States; -- called also frostfish. See Illust. under Frostfish.
The kingfish. See Kingfish (a).
The jack. See 2d Jack, 8. (c).
As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume.
All small tome, or volume.
of Tomentum
Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane.
The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.
Tomentose.
A great fool; a trifler.
Folly; trifling.
of Tomium
The cutting edge of the bill of a bird.
A kind of open sedan used in Ceylon, carried by a single pole on men's shoulders.
Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance.
A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money.