Once Holmes was visited by the person with a request for help. He was in a worn suit, a shirt with shabby cuffs and an old top head on his head. Holmes refused to help him. When the man left, disappointed Watson jumped on his friend:
- Sherlock, you are a great detective. How could you refuse to help the poor man?
- My dear friend, he was not absolutely poor. It his purse there was 115 pounds and 25 pence.
- But how do you know ?
- It is elementary, Buddy. Let’s count it together.
—n. - implement used to carry out mechanical functions by hand or by machine.
- thing used in an occupation or pursuit (tools of one's trade).
- person merely used by another.
- coarse slang penis. —v. - dress (stone) with a chisel.
- impress a design on (leather).
- (foll. By along, around, etc.) Slang drive or ride, esp. In a casual or leisurely manner. [old english]
TOOT
—n. Short sharp sound as made by a trumpet. —v. - sound (a trumpet etc.) With a short sharp sound.
- give out such a sound. [probably imitative]
TOPE
v. (-ping) archaic or literary drink alcohol to excess, esp. Habitually. toper n. [origin uncertain]
TOPI
n. (also topee) (pl. -s) hat, esp. A sola topi. [hindi, = hat]
TORE
past of *tear1.
TORN
past part. Of *tear1.
TORR
n. (pl. Same) unit of pressure equal to 133.32 pascals (1/760 of one atmosphere). [torricelli, name of a physicist]
TORT
n. Law breach of duty (other than under contract) leading to liability for damages. tortious adj. [latin torqueo tort- twist]
TORY
—n. (pl. -ies) 1 colloq. = *conservative n. 2.
- hist. Member of the party that gave rise to the conservative party (opp. *whig). —adj. Colloq. = *conservative adj. 3. toryism n. [originally = irish outlaw]
TOSA
n. Dog of a breed of mastiff, orig. Kept for dog-fighting. [japanese]
A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.
