An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 895
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 895
TOHILE. L. _to hile_, to conceal.
Isl. _hyl-ia_, occultare.
_Wyntown._
TOY, _s._ A head-dress of linen or woollen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower cla.s.ses, S.
_Burns._
Su. G. _natt-tyg_, a night-cap; Belg. _tooij-en_, to tire, to adorn.
_To_ TOIR, _v. a._ To beat, S. _toor_.
Su. G. _torfw-a_, verberare.
_Douglas._
TOIT, _s._ A fit, whether of illness, or of bad humour.
V. ~Tout~.
_Semple._
TOYT, _s. Toyts of Tay_, the fresh water mussels found in Tay.
_Muses Thren._
Teut. _tote_, _tuyt_, cornu, extremitas instar cornu.
_To_ TOYTE, TOT, _v. n._ To totter like old age, S.
V. ~Todle~.
_Burns._
* TOKEN, _s._ A ticket of lead or tin, which every private Christian receives as a mark of admission to the Sacrament of the Supper, S.
_Spalding._
TOKIE, _s._ An old womens head-dress, resembling a monks cowl, S. B.
Fr. _toque_, a bonnet or cap; _tocque_, coiffed.
TOKIE, _s._ A fondling term applied to a child, S. B.
Germ. _tocke_, a baby, a puppet.
TOLL, _s._ A turnpike, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
TO-LOOK, TOLUIK, _s._ A prospect, matter of expectation, S.
_Knox._
A. S. _to-loc-ian_, adspicere.
_To_ TOLTER, _v. n._ To move unequally, to totter.
_Kings Quair._
Su. G. _tult-a_, vacillare; Lat. _tolutaris_, ambling.
~Tolter~, ~Toltir~, _adj._ Unstable, in a state of vacillation.
_K. Quair._
TO-LUCK, _s._ Boot, what is given above bargain, S., from the vulgar idea of giving _luck_ to a bargain.
V. ~Lucks-penny~.
TOME, _s._ A line for a fishingrod, including the whole length, S. O.
TOMMY NODDIE, TOM-NODDY, The puffin, a bird, S., Orkn. The _Tam Norie_ of the Ba.s.s.
_Barry._
TO-NAME, _s._ A name added, for the sake of distinction, to ones surname; or used instead of it.
_Minstr. Bord._