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Tom [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The knave of trumps at gleek.

Tom-tom [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

See Tam-tam.

Tomahawk [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An Indian hatchet.

Tomahawk [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To cut or kill with a hatchet called a tomahawk

Tomahawk [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.

Tomahawk [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.

Tomahawked [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tomahawking [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tomaley [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The liver of the lobster, which becomes green when boiled; -- called also tomalline.

Toman [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about two and a half dollars.

Tomato [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A plant, and its fruit, a species of Solanum. It is called sometimes the love-apple.

Tomato [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family (Lycopersicum esculentun); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is called also love apple, is usually of a rounded, flattened form, but often irregular in shape. It is of a bright red or yellow color, and is eaten either cooked or uncooked.

Tomato Encyclopedia Britannica

TOMATO. See Horticulture, vol. xii. p. 288.

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 23, p. 437
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Tomatoes [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tomb [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. toom. [Latin tumulus, a heap or hillock; tumeo, to swell.]

2. A grave; a pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited.

3. As one dead in the bottom of a tomb

4. A house or vault formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof for the reception of the dead.

5. A monument erected to preserve the memory of the dead.

Tomb [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To bury; to inter. [ See Entomb .]

Tomb [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.

2. A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead.

3. A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead.

Tomb [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb.

Tombac [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A white allow of copper; a metallic composition made by mixing and fusing together a large quantity of zink with a smaller quantity of copper, with arsenic.

Tombac [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also German, / Dutch, brass. It is very malleable and ductile, and when beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called Dutch metal. The addition of arsenic makes white tombac.

Tombed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tombester [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A female dancer.

Tombing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Tombless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Destitute of a tomb or sepulchral monument.

Tombless [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Destitute of a tomb.

Tomboy [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A rude boisterous boy; also in sarcasm, a romping girl. [Vulgar.]

Tomboy [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A romping girl; a hoiden.

Tombstone [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased; a monument.

Tombstone [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased.

Tomcat [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A male cat, especially when full grown or of large size.

Tomcod [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic coast of the Northen United States; -- called also frostfish. See Illust. under Frostfish.

2. The kingfish. See Kingfish (a).

3. The jack. See 2d Jack, 8. (c).

Tome [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A book; as many writings as are bound in a volume, forming the part of a larger work. It may be applied to a single volume.

Tome [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume.

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Genesis 23:6

Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”

Genesis 35:20

And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.

Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.

Genesis 50:5

My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.

my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”

Exodus 8:10

And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.

“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.

Exodus 8:23

And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.

I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’”

Exodus 8:29

And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”

Exodus 9:5

And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

The LORD set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land.”

Exodus 9:18

Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.

Exodus 10:4

Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow.

Exodus 16:23

And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”

Exodus 17:9

And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”

Exodus 19:10

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

Exodus 32:5

And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.

When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed: “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”

Numbers 11:18

And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat.

Numbers 14:25

(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

Now since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”

Numbers 16:5

And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.

Numbers 16:7

And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”

Numbers 16:16

And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the LORD tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.

Joshua 3:5

And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”

Joshua 7:13

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.