{ Tit"i*vate, Tit"ti*vate } (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titivated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Titivating (?).] [Formed from an uncertain source, in imitation of words in -ate fr. L.] To dress or smarten up; to spruce. -- Tit`i*va"tion, Tit`ti*va"tion (#), n. [Both Humorous]
"Come here, an' let me titivate you." He sat down beside her, and submitted to be dusted.
Quiller- Couch.
Tit"tup (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tittuped (?) or Tittupped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tittuping or Tittupping.] [Written also titup.] [Cf. Teeter.] To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an impatient horse; to caper; to prance; to frisk. Kipling.
Tit"tup, n. The act of tittuping; lively, gay, or restless behavior or gait; a prance or caper. [Written also titup.]
Tit"tup*py (?), a. Given to tittuping; gay; lively; prancing; also, shaky; unsteady.
Tiv"o*li (?), n. [Prob. fr. Tivoli in Italy, a pleasure resort not far from Rome.] A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board or table (Tivoli board or table), which has a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups.
Tlin"kit (?), n. pl. The Indians of a seafaring group of tribes of southern Alaska comprising the Koluschan stock. Previous to deterioration from contact with the whites they were the foremost traders of the northwest. They built substantial houses of cedar adorned with totem poles, and were expert stone carvers and copper workers. Slavery, the potlatch, and the use of immense labrets were characteristic. Many now work in the salmon industry.
To"bie (?), n. [Cf. Toby.] A kind of inferior cigar of a long slender shape, tapered at one end. [Local, U. S.]
To"by (?), n.; pl. - bies (#). [Perh. from the proper name.] A small jug, pitcher, or mug, generally used for ale, shaped somewhat like a stout man, with a cocked hat forming the brim.
{ ||Toc`ca*tel"la (?), ||Toc`ca*ti"na (?) }, n.} [It.] (Music) A short or simple toccata.
Toe drop. (Med.) A morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated.
Toe hold. (Wrestling) A hold in which the agressor bends back his opponent's foot.
Toff (?), n. [Etym. uncertain.] A fop; a beau; a swell. [Slang, Eng.] Kipling.
Tog (?), v. t. & i. To put toggery, or togs, on; to dress; -- usually with out, implying care, elaborateness, or the like. [Colloq. or Slang] Harper's Weekly.