3. Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the
toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
4. (Mach.) (a) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving
shaft or spindle, which rests in a step. (b) A lateral projection at
one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of
which it is moved. (c) A projection from the periphery of a revolving
piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
Toe biter (Zoöl.), a tadpole; a polliwig. — Toe drop (Med.), a morbid
condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel
elevated, as in talipes equinus. See Talipes.
Toe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Toeing.] To touch or
reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
Toe, v. i. To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
To toe in, to stand or carry the feet in such a way that the toes of
either foot incline toward the other. — To toe out, to have the toes of
each foot, in standing or walking, incline from the other foot.
Toed (?), a. 1. Having (such or so many) toes; — chiefly used in
composition; as, narrow- toed, four-toed.
2. (Carp.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a
board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part
of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
To-fall" (?), n. (Arch.) A lean- to. See Lean-to.
{ Tof"fee (?), Tof"fy (?) }, n. Taffy. [Eng.]
{ To*fore" (?), To*forn" (?) }, prep. & adv. [AS. tforan. See To,
prep., Fore.] Before. [Obs.]
Toforn him goeth the loud minstrelsy.
Chaucer.
Would thou wert as thou tofore hast been!
Shak.
Toft (?), n. [OE. toft a knoll; akin to LG. toft a field hedged in, not
far from a house, Icel. topt a green knoll, grassy place, place marked
out for a house, Dan. toft.] 1. A knoll or hill. [Obs.] "A tower on a
toft." Piers Plowman.