soft tommy

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• Tommy

  ·noun A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money. II. Tommy ·noun Bread, — gene...

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• tommy

  Soft Tommy, or white Tommy; bread is so called by sailors, to distinguish it from biscuit. Brown Tom...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Soft

  ·superl Somewhat weak in intellect. II. Soft ·superl Weak in character; impressible. III. Soft ·su...

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• soft

  foolish. North. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Tommy Atkins

  ·add. ·- Any white regular soldier of the British army; also, such soldiers collectively; — said to...

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• tommy-axe

  n. a popular corruption of the word Tomahawk (q.v.); it is an instance of the law ofHobson-Jobson. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• tommy cod

  A very small variety of the Gadus morrhua, which mostly appears in the winter months; whence it is a...

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• Soft steel

  ·add. ·- Steel low in carbon; mild steel; ingot iron. ...

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• Soft-finned

  ·adj Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; — said of certain fishes. ...

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• Soft-headed

  ·adj Weak in intellect. ...

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• Soft-hearted

  ·adj Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; ...

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• Soft-shell

  ·adj ·Alt. of Soft-shelled. ...

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• Soft-shelled

  ·adj Having a soft or fragile shell. ...

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• Soft-spoken

  ·adj Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild; affable. ...

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• soft sawder

  Flattery; blarney. Then he did a leadin' article on slavery and non-intervention, and spoke a littl...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• soft soap

  Flattery; blarney. A vulgar phrase, though much used. to soft soap To flatter; to blarney. I am t...

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• soft-laes

  A term on our northern coast for the small coves and bays formed by the waves on the more friable pa...

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• soft-plank

  Picking a soft plank in the deck, is choosing an easy berth. (See plank it, to.) ...

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• soft tack

  See soft tommy ...

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• pricking for a soft plank

  Selecting a place on the deck for sleeping upon. ...

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