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toom
noun 2adj 1verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
easy, new
VERB + TOOM
asked
TOOM + NOUN
she's, toomer
PREP.
in
ADV.
afore
Definitions
adj
1
Empty; bare.
Gin she was toom afore, she's toomer now, Her heart was like to loup out at her mou'.
Then hie to the Custom House, add to your pleasures, Now you're well cover'd, so toom the new measures: It ne'er will be finish'd, I'll wager a groat, Till they've cut a canal te admit five-men boats!
noun
1
A piece of waste ground where rubbish is deposited.
verb
1
To empty; teem.
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Example Bank
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Gin she was toom afore, she's toomer now, Her heart was like to loup out at her mou'.
Wiktionary02
Then hie to the Custom House, add to your pleasures, Now you're well cover'd, so toom the new measures: It ne'er will be finish'd, I'll wager a groat, Till they've cut a canal te admit five-men boats!
Wiktionary03
Every time Gavin's cup went to his lips Nanny calculated (correctly) how much he had drunk, and yet, when the right moment arrived, she asked in the English voice that is fashionable at ceremonies, "i
Wiktionary04
He had exhausted Bath, but his connections and introductions made the transition easy. There was toom for two in the capital.
Wiktionary05
They asked me what Toom looked like.
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