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T
T, t. indecl. n. or (to agree with littera) f., the nineteenth letter of the Lat. alphabet (i and j ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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T
·- the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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‘T is
·- A common contraction of it is.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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‘T was
·- A contraction of it was.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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An 't
·- An it, that is, and it or if it. ·see <<An>>, ·conj
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T cart
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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T connection
·add. ·- The connection of two coils diagrammatically as a letter T, chiefly used as a connection fo...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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T iron
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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T rail
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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T square
·- ·see under <<T>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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t--d
There were four t--ds for dinner: stir t--d, hold t--d, tread t--d, and mus-t--d: to wit, a hog's fa...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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t-plates
Iron plates in the form of the letter T placed under the channels to add strength.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Cat's-eye
·noun A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cat's-foot
·noun A plant (Nepeta Glechoma) of the same genus with catnip; ground ivy.
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Cat's-paw
·noun A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope, into which a tackle may be hooked.
II. Cat...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cat's-tail
·noun ·see <<Timothy>>, Cat-tail, <<Cirrus>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Kilkenny cats
·add. ·- Two cats fabled, in an Irish story, to have fought till nothing was left but their tails. I...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Cat's Hole
East out of Little Tower Hill to St. Katherine's New Court (Horwood, 1799, and Lockie, 1816).
Earli...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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cat's foot
To live under the cat's foot; to be under the dominion of a wife hen-pecked. To live like dog and ca...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat's paw
To be made a cat's paw of; to be made a tool or instrument to accomplish the purpose of another: an ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat's sleep
Counterfeit sleep: cats often counterfeiting sleep, to decoy their prey near them, and then suddenly...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat's eyes
n.
Not the true Cat's-eye,but the name given in Australia to the opercula of Turbosmaragdus, Martyn...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cat's tail
n.
See wonga.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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cats-paw
To be made a cats-paw of. To be made a tool or instrument to accomplish the purpose of another; an a...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cats-foot
ground-ivy. Northumb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cat's-paw
A light air perceived at a distance in a calm, by the impressions made on the surface of the sea, wh...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat's-skin
A light partial current of air, as with the cat's-paw.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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cat's-tail
The inner part of the cat-head, that fays down upon the cat-beam.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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C. G. T.
·add. ·- An abbreviation for Confederation Generale du Travail (the French syndicalist labor union)....
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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sh-t sack
A dastardly fellow: also a non-conformist. This appellation is said to have originated from the foll...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tom t--dman
A night man, one who empties necessary houses.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cat's-head fern
n. Aspidium aculeatum, Sw.:
1880. Mrs. Meredith, `Tasmanian Friends and Foes,' p. 220:
«The cat's-...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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grinagog, the cat's uncle
A foolish grinning fellow, one who grins without reason.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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sh-t-ng through the teeth
Vomiting. Hark ye, friend, have you got a padlock on your a-se, that you sh-te through your teeth? V...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose