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TOMMY
Etymology
Proper noun
Tommy
A diminutive of the male given name Thomas.
(uncommon relative to the male given name) A diminutive of the female given name Thomasina.
Noun
Tommy (plural Tommies)
(colloquial) Tommy Atkins; a typical private in the British army; a British soldier.
(by extension) Any common soldier; a member of the rank and file.
(rare, now historical) A lesbian.
Synonyms
• Tommy Atkins
Noun
tommy
(UK, slang, obsolete) bread, generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance
(UK, slang, obsolete) A truck, or barter; the exchange of labour for goods instead of money.
Usage notes
• Used adjectively or in compounds: tommy master, tommy-store, tommy-shop, etc.
Verb
tommy (third-person singular simple present tommies, present participle tommying, simple past and past participle tommied)
(UK, slang, obsolete, transitive) To pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money.
Source: Wiktionary
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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