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toft
English
Etymology
From Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic *tumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to build”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ft
Noun
toft (plural tofts)
- A hillock.
- A homestead, especially one on a hill.
- 2003, C. S. Knighton (editor), Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous (Chancery): Preserved in the Public Record Office, Volume VIII: 1422—1485, page 73,
- Wynnemerus Preston lately held 2 cottages wasted of which the tofts are worth 2d. net yearly and another cottage wasted of which the toft is worth 6d. net yearly.
- 2003, C. S. Knighton (editor), Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous (Chancery): Preserved in the Public Record Office, Volume VIII: 1422—1485, page 73,
- A messuage with right of common.
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??ft/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic *tumft?.
Noun
toft f (genitive singular toftar, plural toftir)
- an old foundation
- ruin of a building
Declension
Derived terms
- brunatoft
- húsatoft
- hústoft
- kirkjutoft
- neystatoft
Etymology 2
From Old Norse þofta, see also tofta.
Alternative forms
- tofta
Noun
toft f (genitive singular toftar, plural toftir)
- (dialectal) the forward thwart
Declension
Derived terms
- rangatoft
- rongutoft
- rættatoft
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toot
English
Etymology 1
Probably onomatopoetic in origin, compare Dutch toeteren (“to blow a horn”) and German tuten (“to blow a horn”).
Alternative forms
- tout (in some verb senses only)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tu?t/
- IPA(key): /t?t/ (in sense of "rubbish, tat")
- Rhymes: -u?t
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
toot (countable and uncountable, plural toots)
- The noise of a horn or whistle.
- (by extension, informal) A fart; flatus.
- (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
- (countable, slang) A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
- 1981, New York Magazine (volume 14, number 35, page 30)
- So he took a toot. A couple of days later he did another, then another. Soon Harry was using more coke than he had done in his whole life.
- 1981, New York Magazine (volume 14, number 35, page 30)
- (informal) A spree of drunkness.
- (informal, uncountable, pronounced /t?t/) Rubbish; tat.
- (Internet) A message on the social networking software Mastodon.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
toot (third-person singular simple present toots, present participle tooting, simple past and past participle tooted)
- To stand out, or be prominent.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Howell to this entry?)
- To peep; to look narrowly.
- November 9, 1550, Hugh Latimer, A Sermon preached at Stamford
- In the court, in the noblemen's houses, at every merchant's house, those Observants were spying, tooting, and looking, watching and prying, what they might hear or see against the see of Rome.
- November 9, 1550, Hugh Latimer, A Sermon preached at Stamford
- To see; to spy.
- (slang) To flatulate.
- To make the sound of a horn or whistle.
- To cause a horn or whistle to make its sound.
- (slang) To go on a drinking binge.
- (slang) To snort (a recreational drug).
- 2008, Robert L. Glover, Street Corner Symphony: An American Story (page 65)
- I had graduated from the simple tooting cocaine up my nose to smoking it, which was a completely different experience and animal.
- 2008, Robert L. Glover, Street Corner Symphony: An American Story (page 65)
- To post a message on a Mastodon instance (a self-hosted version of the networking software).
Synonyms
- (to fart): See Thesaurus:flatulate
- (to sound a trumpet etc.): poop (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Perhaps a contraction of toilet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
toot (plural toots)
- (Australia, slang) A toilet.
See also
- toot plant
- toot suite
Anagrams
- Otto, Toto, otto, toto
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Cognate with Swedish tota, dial. tåta.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ù?t
Verb
toot (preterite totä)
- (with dill) To attempt; to try to imitate as best you can; mimic.
See also
- töt
References
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