Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager,
"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
n. (often titan) person of very great strength, intellect, or importance. [greek, = member of a race of giants]
TITHE
barn n. Barn built to hold tithes paid in kind.
- —n. - one-tenth of the annual produce of land or labour, formerly taken as a tax for the church.
- tenth part. —v. (-thing) 1 subject to tithes.
- pay tithes. [old english, = tenth]
TITLE
n. - name of a book, work of art, etc.
- heading of a chapter, document, etc.
- a = *title-page. B book, magazine, etc., in terms of its title (brought out two new titles).
- (usu. In pl.) Caption or credit in a film etc.
- name indicating a person's status (e.g. Queen, professor) or used as a form of address or reference (e.g. Lord, mr, your grace).
- championship in sport.
- law a right to ownership of property with or without possession. B facts constituting this. C (foll. By to) just or recognized claim. [latin titulus]
- role n. Part in a play etc. That gives it its name (e.g. Othello).
TIZZY
n. (pl. -ies) colloq. State of agitation (in a tizzy). [origin unknown]
TOADY
—n. (pl. -ies) sycophant. —v. (foll. By to) (-ies, -ied) behave servilely to; fawn upon. toadyism n. [contraction of toad-eater]
TOAST
rack n. Rack for holding slices of toast at table.
- —n. - sliced bread browned on both sides by radiant heat.
- a person or thing in whose honour a company is requested to drink. B call to drink or an instance of drinking in this way. —v. - brown by radiant heat.
- warm (one's feet, oneself, etc.) At a fire etc.
- drink to the health or in honour of (a person or thing). [french toster roast]
TODAY
—adv. - on this present day.
- nowadays. —n. - this present day.
- modern times. [old english]
TODDY
n. (pl. -ies) drink of spirits with hot water and sugar etc. [hindustani tar palm]
TOILS
n.pl. Net, snare. [toil from french: related to *toilet]
TOING
and froing n. Constant movement to and fro; bustle; dispersed activity. [from *to, *fro]
Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile; so if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You"ll lose him or her every time.
