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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Troŭb'le-stāte, n. p. 1418A disturber of the community. [Obs. and rare.] Daniel.Troŭb'loŭs, a. p. 1418Full of trouble or commotion; agitated; tumultuous. “A tall ship tossed in troublous seas.” Spenser. 2. Full of trouble or disorder; tumultuous; troublesome; full of affliction. “In doubtful time of…Trough, n. p. 1418A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as…Trōul, v. t. & i. p. 1418The same as TROLL. See TROLL.Trounçe, v. t. p. 1418To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to castigate. [Colloq.]Troupe, n. p. 1418A company or troop, especially the company of performers in a play or opera.Trous-de-loup, n. pl. p. 1418(Mil.) Rows of pits in the form of inverted cones or pyramids, used as an obstacle to the approaching enemy, each pit having a pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also trap-holes.Trouse, n. p. 1418A kind of trousers worn by children. [Written also truss.]Trous'er-ing, n. p. 1418Cloth or material for making trousers. [Rare.] Simmonds.Trous'ers, n. pl. p. 1418A loose garment worn by males, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering the lower limbs. Syn. — Pantaloons. — TROUSERS. PANTALOONS. In the United States, the original word…Trousseau, n. p. 1418The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a lady when about to be married, including clothes, presents, and the like.Trout, n. p. 1418(Ichth.) A fresh-water fish, of the genus Salmo, variegated with spots, and esteemed most delicate food. The brook-trout of America is Salmo fontinalis; the lake-trout, S. confinis.Trout'-col'ored, a. p. 1418White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel; as, a trout-colored horse.Trout'ling, n. p. 1418A little trout. [Colloq.]Trō'ver, n. p. 1418(Law.) (a.) The gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding or by other means. (b.) An action to recover damages against one who found goods, and would not deliver them to the owner on…Trōw, v. i. p. 1418To believe; to trust; to think or suppose. [Obs.] Trow was formerly sometimes used in the imperative, as an exclamation of inquiry. What means the fool, trow?Trow'el, n. p. 1418A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. 2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a mason's trowel, made of iron and scooped;—used in taking up plants, and…Trow'eled, a. p. 1418Formed with a trowel; as, troweled stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception of paint. [Written also trowelled.]Trow'el-ful, n. p. 1418As much as a trowel will hold; enough to fill a trowel.Trōwl, n. p. 1418The same as TROLL, q. v.Trowsed, a. p. 1418Wearing, or clothed with, trousers. [Obs.] Drayton.Troy or Troy'-weight, n. p. 1418The weight by which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed. In this weight the pound is divided into 12 ounces, the ounce into 20 pennyweights, and the pennyweight into 24 grains; hence…Try'age, n. p. 1418A pledge of truth made on payment of a tax. Ld. Berners. 2. A tax or impost. Great tryage they took of this land. R. Brunne. 3. An act of homage or respect. Nares.Tru'an-cy, n. p. 1418The act of playing, or state of being, truant.Tru'and, a. & n. p. 1418The same as TRUANT. [Obs.]Tru'ant, a. p. 1418Wandering from business; loitering; idle, and shirking duty; as, a truant boy. While truant Jove, in infant pride, Played barefoot on Olympus' side. Trumbull.Tru'ant, n. p. 1418One who stays away from business or duty; an idler; a loiterer; a shirk. I have a truant been to chivalry. Shak. To play truant, to stray away; to idle; to loiter.Tru'ant, v. i. p. 1419To idle away time; to loiter or be absent from employment. [Rare.] Shak.Tru'ant, v. t. p. 1419To idle away; to waste. [Rare.] I dare not be the author Of truanting the time. Ford.Tru'ant-ly, adv. p. 1419Like a truant; in idleness.Tru'ant-ship, n. p. 1419The conduct of a truant; neglect of employment; idleness. Ascham.Trūb, n. p. 1419A truffle. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Trŭb'tāil, n. p. 1419A short, squat woman. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Truce, n. p. 1419(Mil.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders; a temporary cessation of hostilities, for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice. 2. Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest…Truce'-break'er, n. p. 1419One who violates a truce, covenant, or engagement.Truce'less, a. p. 1419Without a truce; unforbearing. Two minds in one, and each a truceless guest, Rending the sphere of our distracted breast. Brooke.Trŭch'man, n. p. 1419An interpreter. See DRAGOMAN. [Rare.] And after, by the tongue, Her truchman, she reports the mind's each throw. B. Jonson.Tru'çi-dā'tion, n. p. 1419The act of killing. [Obs.]Trŭck, v. i. p. 1419To exchange commodities; to barter; to deal. “A master of a ship, who deceived them under color of trucking with them.” Palfrey. Despotism itself is obliged to truck and barter. Burke.Trŭck, v. t. p. 1419To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck knives for gold dust. We will begin by supposing the international trade to be in form, what it always is in reality, an actual trucking of…Trŭck, n. p. 1419Exchange of commodities; barter. 2. Commodities appropriate to barter, or for small trade; hence, small commodities, and, sometimes, luggage. [Colloq.]Trŭck, n. p. 1419A small, wooden wheel, not bound with iron; a cylinder. 2. A low carriage for carrying goods, stone, and other heavy articles. Goods were conveyed about the town almost exclusively in trucks drawn by…Truck system p. 1419the practice of paying workmen in goods, instead of money. McCulloch.Trŭck'age, n. p. 1419The practice of bartering goods; exchange; barter. “The truckage of perishing coin,” Milton. 2. Money paid for conveyance on a truck; freight.Trŭck'er, n. p. 1419One who traffics by exchange of goods. “No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with this great trucker for souls.” South.Truck'le, n. p. 1419A small wheel or caster.Trŭck'le, v. i. p. 1419To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to submit; to creep. “Small, truckling states.” Burke. Religion itself is forced to truckle with worldly policy. Norris.Trŭck'le, v. t. p. 1419To roll or move upon truckles or casters; to trundle.Trŭck'le-bĕd, n. p. 1419A bed that runs on wheels, and may be pushed under another; a trundle-bed.Trŭck'ler, n. p. 1419One who truckles, or yields servilely to the will of another.Trŭck'man, n. p. 1419One who does business in the way of barter or exchange. 2. One who drives, or conveys goods on, a truck. [U. S.] Bartlett.Trŭ'cu-lence, n. p. 1419Trŭ'cu-len-cy p. 1419The quality of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness. 2. Terribleness of countenance.Tru'cu-lent, a. p. 1419Fierce; savage; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia. Ray. 2. Of ferocious aspect. Johnson. 3. Cruel; destructive; ruthless. “More or less truculent plagues.” Harvey.Tru'cu-lent-ly, adv. p. 1419In a truculent manner; fiercely; destructively.Trŭdge, v. i. p. 1419To go on foot; as, the father rode, the son trudged on behind. 2. To travel or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily. “And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet.” Dryden.Trädge'man, n. p. 1419A truchman. [Rare.]True, a. p. 1419Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it…Trūe'-blüe, a. p. 1419Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; —a term derived from the true or Coventry blue, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color.True'-blüe, n. p. 1419A person of inflexible integrity and fidelity.