Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "thump"): Move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)īeat (indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks) Jump To: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZĬopyright © 2023 Legends of America.Present simple: I / you / we / they thump. Twisting the Tiger’s Tail – Playing Faro or poker. Twistical – Tortuous, unfair, not quite moral. Truk, Trug – A prostitute of the lowest class. Truckage – The charges for carrying on a truck, the cartage. Trotter Boxes, Trotter Cases – Shoes or boots. Trimmings – Bread and butter and other necessary eatables for the tea-table. Trig A Wheel – To stop a wheel so as to prevent its going backwards or forwards To tree oneself, is to conceal oneself behind a tree. To Tree – To take refuge in a tree, usually said of a wild animal. Tranklements, trollybobs, trollybags – Entrails, intestines. Trampous, Trampoose – To walk, to lounge or wander about, to tramp. Trailing – Moving cattle from one location to another.
Top-sawyer – Denoting excellence, superiority More Terms, Expanded Definitions + Reverse Lookup + More Pictures Too Big For His Breeches – Said of a man who is above his business, arrogant, haughty. Tonsil Paint – Liquor, also referred to as “tonsil varnish.” Tongs – A name for pantaloons and roundabouts formerly in use in New England. Toff – A dandy, a swell, one who dresses well. Toddy – A kind of punch made of rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg. Tit For Tat – I shall treat you as you treat me. Tiswin – A kind of weak beer brewed from corn, popular among the Apache. ‘Kelter,’ ‘dimes,’ ‘dough,’ rocks,’ and many other words are used in the same manner.īut the horse that will be in the final three,
Said of anything difficult to accomplish. Tinker’s News – News that has already been heard or told before. Tin-horn Lot – A term used to express contempt towards a small-minded or mean fellow. Old 76 Still, advertising focused on “tiplers,” Strobridge & Co. Tile Loose, Tile Off – Slightly deranged. Tiger Town – Refers to an alley, street or district that had many gambling halls where Faro was played. Thumb Buster – Single action six-gun that required cocking. Throw up the sponge – Quit, give up, surrender.
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Three-by-nine smile – A laug or smile to the full extent on the jaws. Three Ways from Sunday – Moving quickly high-tailing it out of there. After I broke curfew for the second time and blamed it on my car catching fire, my daddy said to me, “Traci, that dog won’t hunt.” Or, the person saying it doesn’t believe what you’re saying. That Dog Won’t Hunt – That idea or argument isn’t going to work. Texas Butter – Gravy made with flour, hot water, and fried steak grease. Tendsome – Requiring much attendance, as, ‘a tendsome child.’ Tenderloin – The red-light commercial district of a town, featuring brothels. Tenderfoot – A person new to the job, or a young person. Ten-cent Man – A small, narrow-minded, trifling man. Tejas – When the Spanish first arrived in America, the present state of Texas was called Tejas, a Spanish version of a Caddo Indian word meaning “allies.” Tee-Totaller – A thorough temperance man, who avoids every kind of ardent spirits, wine, and beer. Techy or Techy as a Teased Snake – Grumpy, irritable. Tare, Tear – A frolic, spree, riot, bender, rampage. Taradiddles – Falsehoods, traveler’s yarns or tales. Taps – To be on one’s taps is to be on one’s feet, on the move, ready to move. Taos Lightening – A name given to any potent liquor. Tangle-footed, tangle- legged – Drunk from bad whiskey. “I started raisin’ Cain, an my mama said she was going to tan my hide!” Tally – To live tally is to live as man and wife though not married. Tallow – Fat, whether on humans or animals. Tall Hog at the Trough – Superior, outstanding, exudes leadership. Talking-Iron – A gun or rifle, called also a shooting-iron. Talk a donkey’s hind leg off – To talk with no purpose.
Take the Starch Out – Extinguish one’s conceit, widely applied to weakening, refuting or deterioration. “Well, if that don’t take the rag off the bush.” The cowboys who worked for the Aztec Land & Cattle Company, known as the Hashknife Outfit, in Arizona “took the rag off” many other “saddle stiffs.” Photo, 1897.
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