TUCK, _s._ _Tuck of drum_, beat of drum, S.

V. ~Touk~.

_Wodrow._

TUEIT, _s._ An imitative word, expressing the short shrill cry of a small bird,

_Complaynt S._

TUFF, _s._ A tuft of feathers or ribbons.

_Watson._

Fr. _touffe_, a tuft, applied to hair, ribbons, feathers, &c.

TUFFING, TOFFIN, _s._ Tow, ockam; wadding.

_Douglas._

O. Fr. _estoupe_, O. Fr. _stoupe_, id. Lat. _stupa_.

_To_ TUFFLE, _v. a._ To ruffle, to put any thing in disorder by frequent handling, S. _Tifle_, A. Bor. _tyfell_, O. E. to employ the fingers much about any thing.

_Nithsdale Song._

Isl. _tif-a_, ma.n.u.s celeriter movere; or O. Fr. _touell-er_, souiller, gater; to soil, to waste, to turn upside down; also, _touill-er_, salir, tacher.

TUG, _s._ Raw-hide, of which formerly plough-traces were made, S. O.

V. ~Teug~.

_Burns._

_To_ TUGGLE, TUGLE, _v. a._

1. To pull by repeated jerks, S.

_Ross._

2. To toss backwards and forwards, to handle roughly.

_Polwart._

3. To fatigue with travelling or severe labour, to keep under, S. B.

_Gawan and Gol._

From Su. G. _toeg-a_, to draw, or E. _tug_.

TUG-WHITING, _s._ A species of whiting.

_Spalding._

TUIGH, _s._ Suspicion.

_S. P. Repr._

A. S. _tweog-an_, dubitare, _tweo_, a doubt.

TUILYIE, TULYE, TOOLYIE, _s._ A quarrel, a broil, S.

_Polwart._

Fr. _touill-er_, to mix in a confused manner.

_To_ ~Tuilyie~, ~Toolie~, _v. n._ To quarrel, to squabble, S.

_Skene._

~Tuilyie-mulie~, _s._ The same with _Tuilyie_, S. B.

Teut. _muyl-en_, to quarrel.

~Tuilyeour~, _s._ One who is addicted to fighting or engaging in broils.

_Chalm. Air._

~Tuilyiesum~, _adj._ Quarrelsome, S. Prov.

TILL, _s._ Toil, trouble.

_Maitland P._

Teut. _tuyl_, labor.

TULCHANE, TULCHIN, _s._

1. A calf"s skin, in its rough state, stuffed with straw, and set beside a cow to make her give her milk, S.

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