Tommy

Word TOMMY
Character 5
Hyphenation tom my
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Tommy"

What do we mean by tommy?

A British soldier. noun

To enforce the tommy or truck system on; oppress or defraud by the tommy system.

capitalized Short for Tommy Atkins,' a nickname for the British private soldier. noun

Originally, a penny roll; hence, bread; provisions; especially, goods given to a workman in lieu of wages. noun

A tommy-shop. noun

The system of paying workmen in goods in place of money; the truck system. noun

A simple fellow. noun

A tom-cat. noun

A small round lever used to tighten round-headed screw-bolts that are perforated for this purpose. noun

The puffin or sea-parrot, Fratercula arctica. See cut under puffin. noun

Hence— A species of soft solder used in the jewelers' trade. noun

Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance. noun

A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money. noun

Same as Tommy Atkins; -- a shortened form. noun

Bread, generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance noun

A truck, or barter; the exchange of labour for goods instead of money. noun

Bread, generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance

A truck, or barter; the exchange of labour for goods instead of money.

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The word "tommy" in example sentences

First thing that comes to mind Who or what comes to mind when i say "tommy"? the only thing i can think of when i hear the word tommy is the song by brand new called ❋ Unknown (2009)

i notice jackass tommy is here. tommy, do you support american flag boxers and briefs? ❋ Unknown (2006)

I also believe the boarding house was necessary for 3 reasons: 1) it gives him a chance to get to know us a bit as a race 2) tommy is the conduit how else would he have learned about the scientist and gotten to him without tommys help .. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The idea of it being frozen up, and icebergs, and all that kind of tommy-rot is simply the same kind of propaganda that was used against the building of the C.P.R. in western Canada. ❋ Unknown (1926)

I am sorry, but A.B. & Co, haven't any shekels for that kind of tommy-rot. ❋ Francis Hopkinson Smith (1876)

A French Dragoon Captain insisted there was cream in the soup, and a German Lancer protested that cooking was never simple because he had never managed to cook anything other than a boiled egg and even then it came out hard as a Cuirasseur's breastplate, and a Fusilier Captain insisted he had seen men boil eggs by whirling them round and round in a cloth sling, taking forever, and Harold Price insisted on giving the recipe for a 'tommy', the British Army pancake, which consisted of nothing but flour and water, but still took Price two minutes to describe. ❋ Cornwell, Bernard (1984)

"tommy" (one of the kittens) or spiderman and they get a giggle. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Cleopanther: "As I understand it, the rules of free trade say that the companies with the best inventory relevant to ..." tommy: "TAC, you're probably right. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Tommy pulls the tommy gun from over his shoulder and begins firing. ❋ Max Brallier (2011)

If sonic wanted the extra hour all they had to do was contribute to tommy boy's campaign. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You point the tommy gun forward while trying to keep the bike on a straight path with your left hand. ❋ Max Brallier (2011)

As he passes, you grab hold of the strap keeping the tommy gun around his shoulder and tug. ❋ Max Brallier (2011)

Anonymous said ... yeah, cuz kmitch isn't just writing what tommy boy asks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Revolutionized American Cinema in 1967 with Bonnie and Clyde, in which he proved that the Penn is mightier than the tommy-gun. ❋ Tallulah Morehead (2011)

You bought the White House and the United States recieved a puppet. tommy baker ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the movies you always see people shooting tommy guns from their hips, spraying widely. ❋ Max Brallier (2011)

July 16th, 2009 3: 29 pm ET so nobody seems to care that an elected official deserted her position with 18months left in the term? tommy potatoes ❋ Unknown (2009)

She will have no chance of winning a general election running this type of strategy. tommy baker ❋ Unknown (2009)

Private schools also began to get the money from the state that was meant for public education, the state was to pay for 75% of the schools but that was never met under tommy either. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He steps off his bike and whips a tommy gun from a chain strap around his back. ❋ Max Brallier (2011)

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