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Authors: John Buchan
trivet
NOUN
a trivet is a three-legged stand for resting a pot or kettlea pocket-knife in his right; and a pewter pot on the trivet
(
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens)
trot line
NOUN
a trot line is a fishing line to which a row of smaller fishing lines are attachedwhen he got along I was hard at it taking up a trot line
(
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain)
troth
NOUN
oath or pledgeI wonder, by my troth
(
The Good-Morrow
by John Donne)
truckle
NOUN
a truckle bedstead is a bed that is on wheels and can be slid under another bed to
save spaceIt rose under my hand, and the door yielded. Looking in, I saw a lighted candle on
a table, a bench, and a mattress on a truckle bedstead
. (
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens)
trump
NOUN
a trump is a good, reliable person wo can be trustedThis lad Hawkins is a trump, I perceive (Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson)
tucker
NOUN
a tucker is a frilly lace collar which is worn around the neckWhereat Scrooge’s niece’s sister∼the plump one with the lace tucker: not the one with
the roses∼blushed
. (A
Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens)
tureen
NOUN
a large bowl with a lid from which soup or vegetables are servedWaiting in a hot tureen!
(
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll)
turnkey
NOUN
a prison officer; jailerAs we came out of the prison through the lodge, I found that the great importance
of my guardian was appreciated by the turnkeys, no less than by those whom they held
in charge
. (
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens)
turnpike
NOUN
the upkeep of many roads of the time was paid for by tolls (fees) collected at posts
along the road. There was a gate to prevent people travelling further along the road
until the toll had been paid.Traddles, whom I have taken up by appointment at the turnpike, presents a dazzling
combination of cream colour and light blue; and both he and Mr. Dick have a general
effect about them of being all gloves
. (
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens)
twas
PHRASE
it wastwas but a dream of thee
(
The Good-Morrow
by John Donne)
tyrannized
VERB
tyrannized means bullied or forced to do things against their willfor people would soon cease coming there to be tyrannized over and put down
(
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson)
’un
NOUN
’un is a slang term for one – usually used to refer to a personShe’s been thinking the old ’un
(
David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens)