TOHILE. L. _to hile_, to conceal.

Isl. _hyl-ia_, occultare.

_Wyntown._

TOY, _s._ A head-dress of linen or woollen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower cla.s.ses, S.

_Burns._

Su. G. _natt-tyg_, a night-cap; Belg. _tooij-en_, to tire, to adorn.

_To_ TOIR, _v. a._ To beat, S. _toor_.

Su. G. _torfw-a_, verberare.

_Douglas._

TOIT, _s._ A fit, whether of illness, or of bad humour.

V. ~Tout~.

_Semple._

TOYT, _s. Toyts of Tay_, the fresh water mussels found in Tay.

_Muse"s Thren._

Teut. _tote_, _tuyt_, cornu, extremitas instar cornu.

_To_ TOYTE, TOT, _v. n._ To totter like old age, S.

V. ~Todle~.

_Burns._

* TOKEN, _s._ A ticket of lead or tin, which every private Christian receives as a mark of admission to the Sacrament of the Supper, S.

_Spalding._

TOKIE, _s._ An old women"s head-dress, resembling a monk"s cowl, S. B.

Fr. _toque_, a bonnet or cap; _tocque_, coiffed.

TOKIE, _s._ A fondling term applied to a child, S. B.

Germ. _tocke_, a baby, a puppet.

TOLL, _s._ A turnpike, S.

_Sir J. Sinclair._

TO-LOOK, TOLUIK, _s._ A prospect, matter of expectation, S.

_Knox._

A. S. _to-loc-ian_, adspicere.

_To_ TOLTER, _v. n._ To move unequally, to totter.

_King"s Quair._

Su. G. _tult-a_, vacillare; Lat. _tolutaris_, ambling.

~Tolter~, ~Toltir~, _adj._ Unstable, in a state of vacillation.

_K. Quair._

TO-LUCK, _s._ Boot, what is given above bargain, S., from the vulgar idea of giving _luck_ to a bargain.

V. ~Lucks-penny~.

TOME, _s._ A line for a fishingrod, including the whole length, S. O.

TOMMY NODDIE, TOM-NODDY, The puffin, a bird, S., Orkn. The _Tam Norie_ of the Ba.s.s.

_Barry._

TO-NAME, _s._ A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one"s surname; or used instead of it.

_Minstr. Bord._

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