TOMMIES

Noun

Tommies

plural of Tommie

plural of Tommy

Source: Wiktionary


TOMMY

Tom"my, n.

1. Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance. [Slang,Eng.]

2. A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money. [Slang, Eng.]

Note: Tommy is used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy master, tommy-store,tommy-shop,etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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