While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft.
Spotting and old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted,
"Are there any gators around here?!"
"Naw," the man hollered back, "they ain"t been around for years!"
Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore.
About halfway there he asked the guy,
"How"d you get rid of the gators?"
"We didn"t do nothin"," the beachcomber said. "The sharks got "em."
- cost or damage caused by a disaster etc. take its toll be accompanied by loss, injury, etc.
- —v. - a (of a bell) sound with slow uniform strokes. B ring (a bell) in this way. C (of a bell) announce or mark (a death etc.) In this way.
- strike (the hour). —n. - tolling.
- stroke of a bell. [(now dial.) Toll entice, pull, from an old english root]
TOMB
n. - burial-vault.
- grave.
- sepulchral monument. [greek tumbos]
TOME
n. Heavy book or volume. [greek temno cut]
TONE
poem n. Orchestral composition with a descriptive or rhapsodic theme.
- —n. - musical or vocal sound, esp. With reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
- (often in pl.) Modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood (a cheerful tone).
- manner of expression in writing or speaking.
- mus. A musical sound, esp. Of a definite pitch and character. B interval of a major second, e.g. C–d.
- a general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture. B tint or shade of a colour.
- prevailing character of the morals and sentiments etc. In a group.
- proper firmness of the body.
- state of good or specified health. —v. (-ning) 1 give the desired tone to.
- modify the tone of.
- (often foll. By to) attune.
- (foll. By with) (esp. Of colour) be in harmony with. tone down make or become softer in tone. Tone up make or become stronger in tone. toneless adj. Tonelessly adv. Toner n. [greek tonos from teino stretch]
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Every night, wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles (jaws) into position, stretch out at right angles to the stem, and, with legs dangling, fall asleep.