Webster's Dictionary 1913

5266

Trout

Trout (trout), n. [AS. truht, L. tructa, tructus; akin to Gr. τρώκτησ a sea fish with sharp teeth, fr. τρώγειν to gnaw.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of fishes belongi...

5267

Trout-colored

Trout″–col′ored (–kŭl′ẽrd), a. White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel; as, a trout-colored horse.

5268

Troutbird

Trout″bird′ (trout″bẽrd′), n.(Zoöl.) The American golden plover.

5269

Troutlet

Trout″let (–lĕt), n. A little trout; a troutling. Hood.

5270

Troutling

Trout″ling (–lĭng), n. A little trout; a troutlet.

5271

Trouvère

{ ‖Trou′vère″ (?), ‖Trou′veur″ (?), } n. [F. trouveur, trouvère. See Troubadour.] One of a school of poets who flourished in Northern France from the eleventh to the fourteenth ...

5272

Trover

Tro″ver (trō″vẽr), n. [OF. trover, truver, to find, F. trouver; probably originally, to invent or compose (melodies), fr. (assumed) LL. tropare. See Troubadour, Trope, and cf. C...

5273

Trow

Trow (?), n. A boat with an open well amidships. It is used in spearing fish. Knight.

5274

Trow (2)

Trow (?), v. i. & t. [OE. trowen, AS. treówan to trust, believe, fr. treów trust, treówe true, faithful. See True.] To believe; to trust; to think or suppose.So that ye trow in ...

5275

Trowel

Trow″el (?), n. [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL. truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to Gr. � a stirrer, ladle, G. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel, OHG. ...

5276

Troweled

Trow″eled (?). Formed with a trowel; smoothed with a trowel; as, troweled stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception of paint. [Written also trowelled.]

5277

Trowelful

Trow″el‐ful (?), n.; pl.Trowelfuls (�). As much as a trowel will hold; enough to fill a trowel.

5278

Trowl

Trowl (?), n. See Troll.

5279

Trowsed

Trowsed (?), a. Wearing trousers.

5280

Trowsers

Trow″sers (?), n. pl. Same as Trousers.

5281

Troy

Troy (?), n. Troy weight.Troy weight, the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed. It was so named from Troyes, in France, where it was first adopted in ...

5282

Troyounce

Troy″ounce (?), n. See Troy ounce, under Troy weight, above, and under Ounce.

5283

Truage

Tru″age (?), n. [Cf. OF. truage a tax. See True.] 1. A pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax. Ld. Berners.2. A tax or impost; tribute. R. of Gloucester.

5284

Truancy

Tru″an‐cy (?), n. The act of playing truant, or the state of being truant; as, addicted to truancy.

5285

Truand

Tru″and (–and), n. & a. See Truant.

5286

Truant

Tru″ant, n. [F. truand, OF. truant, a vagrant, beggar; of Celtic origin; cf. W. tru, truan, wretched, miserable, truan a wretch, Ir. trogha miserable, Gael. truaghan a poor, dis...

5287

Truant (2)

Tru″ant, a. Wandering from business or duty; loitering; idle, and shirking duty; as, a truant boy.While truant Jove, in infant pride,Played barefoot on Olympus' side. Trumbull.

5288

Truant (3)

Tru″ant, v. i. [Cf. F. truander.] To idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant. Shak.By this means they lost their time and truanted on the fundamental grounds of...

5289

Truant (4)

Tru″ant, v. t. To idle away; to waste.I dare not be the authorOf truanting the time. Ford.

5290

Truantly

Tru″ant‐ly, adv. Like a truant; in idleness.

5291

Truantship

Tru″ant‐ship, n. The conduct of a truant; neglect of employment; idleness; truancy. Ascham.

5292

Trub

Trub (?), n. [Cf. Truffle.] A truffle.