Webster's Dictionary 1913

5563

Tufthunter

Tuft″hunt′er (?), n. A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3. Halliwell.

5564

Tufthunting

Tuft″hunt′ing, n. The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities.

5565

Tufty

Tuft″y (?), a. 1. Abounding with tufts.Both in the tufty frith and in the mossy fell. Drayton.2. Growing in tufts or clusters.Where tufty daisies nod at every gale. W. Browne.

5566

Tug

Tug (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tugged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tugging.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. téon, p. p. togen, t...

5567

Tug (2)

Tug, v. i. 1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.He tugged, he shook, till down they came. Milton.2. To labor; to st...

5568

Tug (3)

Tug, n. 1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.At the tug he falls,Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls. ...

5569

Tugan

Tu‐gan″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Tucan.

5570

Tugboat

Tug″boat′ (?), n. See Tug, n., 3.

5571

Tugger

Tug″ger (?), n. One who tugs.

5572

Tuggingly

Tug″ging‐ly (?), adv. In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.

5573

Tuition

Tu‐i″tion (?), n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from tueri, p. p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition. Cf. Tutor.] 1. Superintending care over a young person; the ...

5574

Tuitionary

Tu‐i″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to tuition.

5575

Tuko-tuko

Tu″ko–tu‐ko (?), n.(Zoöl.) A burrowing South American rodent (Ctenomys Braziliensis). It has small eyes and ears and a short tail. It resembles the pocket gopher in size, form, ...

5576

Tula metal

Tu″la met′al (?). An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia. [Written also toola metal.]

5577

Tule

Tu″le (?), n.(Bot.) A large bulrush (Scirpus lacustris, and S. Tatora) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere.

5578

Tulip

Tu″lip (?), n. [F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan, It. tulipano, tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally, a turban, Per. dulband; — so called from the resemblance of the form o...

5579

Tulip-eared

Tu″lip–eared′ (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; — said of certain dogs.

5580

Tulip-shell

Tu″lip–shell′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell (Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes applied also to ...

5581

Tulipist

Tu″lip‐ist, n. A person who is especially devoted to the cultivation of tulips. Sir T. Browne.

5582

Tulipomania

Tu′lip‐o‐ma″ni‐a (?), n. [Tulip + mania.] A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of tulips; — a word said by Beckman to have been coined by Menage.☞ In Holland, in...

5583

Tulipomaniac

Tu′lip‐o‐ma″ni‐ac (?), n. One who is affected with tulipomania.

5584

Tulipwood

Tu″lip‐wood′ (?), n. The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying.Queensland tulipwood, the var...

5585

Tull

Tull (?), v. t. [OE. tullen. See Tole.] To allure; to tole.With empty hands men may no hawkes tull. Chaucer.

5586

Tulle

Tulle (?), n. [Cf. F. tuile a tile.] In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.

5587

Tulle (2)

Tulle (?), n. [F.; — so called from the town of Tulle, in France.] A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc.

5588

Tullian

Tul″li‐an (?), a. [L. Tullianus, from Tullius, the name of a Roman gens.] Belonging to, or in the style of, Tully (Marcus Tullius Cicero).

5589

Tullibee

Tul″li‐bee (?), n.(Zoöl.) A whitefish (Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America; — called also mongrel whitefish.