To*whee" (?), n. (Zoöl.) The chewink.
To*wil"ly (?), n. (Zoöl.) The sanderling; — so called from its cry.
[Prov. Eng.]
Tow"line` (?), n. [AS. tohline. See Tow, v. t., and Line. ] (Naut.) A
line used to tow vessels; a towrope.
Town (?), n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town;
akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun
an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf.
Down, adv. & prep., Dune, tine to inclose.] 1. Formerly: (a) An
inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord
of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The whole of the land which constituted the
domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.
[Obs.] Palsgrave.
2. Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular
market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop. [Eng.] Johnson.
3. Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated
as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether
incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural
communities.
God made the country, and man made the town.
Cowper.
4. The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to
send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a
tax for repairing the highways.
5. A township; the whole territory within certain limits, less than
those of a country. [U. S.]