Tom of bedlam. The same as Abram man.
Tom cony. A simple fellow.
Tom long. A tiresome story teller.
It is coming by Tom
Long, the carrier; said of any thing that
has been long
expected.
Tom thumb. A dwarf, a little hop-o’my-thumb.
Tommy. Soft Tommy, or white Tommy; bread
is so called
by sailors, to distinguish it from biscuit.
Brown Tommy:
ammunition bread for soldiers; or brown
bread given to
convicts at the hulks.
To-morrow come never. When
two Sundays come
together; never.
Tongue. Tongue enough for two sets of teeth:
said of
a talkative person. As old as my
tongue, and a little older
than my teeth; a dovetail in answer to
the question, How
old are you? Tongue pad; a scold,
or nimble-tongued
person.
Tony. A silly fellow, or ninny. A mere tony: a simpleton.
Tools. The private parts of a man.
Tool. The instrument of any person or faction,
a cat’s
paw. See cats paw.
Tooth Music. Chewing.
Tooth-pick. A large stick. An ironical expression.
Topper. A violent blow on the head.
Top ropes. To sway away on all top
ropes; to live
riotously or extravagantly.
To top. To cheat, or trick: also
to insult: he thought to
have topped upon me. Top; the signal
among taylors
for snuffing the candles: he who
last pronounces that word
word, is obliged to get up and perform
the operation.—
to be topped; to be hanged. The cove
was topped for
smashing queerscreens; he was hanged for
uttering forged
bank notes.
Top diver. A lover of women. An
old top diver; one
who has loved old hat in his time.
Top heavy. Drunk.
Top lights. The eyes. Blast your top lights. See curse.
Top sail. He paid his debts at Portsmouth
with the topsail;
i.e. he went to. sea and left them
unpaid. SCT soldiers
are said to pay off their scores with
the drum; that
is, by marching away.
Toper. One that loves his bottle, a soaker. See to soak.
Topping fellow. One at the top or head of his profession.
Topping cheat. The gallows. Cant.
Topping cove. The hangman. Cant.
Topping man. A rich man.
TOFSY-turvy. The top side the other way;
i.e. the
wrong side upwards; some explain it, the
top side turf
ways, turf being always laid the wrong
side upwards.
TORCHECUL. Bumfodder.


