TO-DAY, too-d[=a]', _n._ this or the present day. [A.S. _tó dæge_.]

TODDLE, tod'l, _v.i._ to walk with short feeble steps, as a child.--_n._ a

toddling gait: an aimless stroll.--_n._ TODD'LER, one who toddles.--_adj._

TODD'LING. [Prob. a by-form of _totter_.]

TODDY, tod'i, _n._ the fermented juice of various palms of the East Indies:

a mixture of whisky, sugar, and hot water.--_ns._ TODD'Y-L[=A]'DLE, a small

ladle like a punch-ladle for use in mixing or serving out toddy;

TODD'Y-PALM, a palm yielding toddy, as the jaggery-palm; TODD'Y-STICK, a

small stick used in mixing toddy. [Hind. _t[=a]ri_--_t[=a]r_, a palm-tree.]

TO-DO, t[=oo]-d[=oo]', _n._ bustle: stir: commotion.

TODY, t[=o]'di, _n._ a small West Indian insectivorous bird--the _green

sparrow_, _green humming-bird_, &c.

TOE, t[=o], _n._ one of the five small members at the point of the foot:

the corresponding member of a beast's foot: the front of an animal's

hoof.--_v.t._ to touch or reach with the toes: to furnish with a toe, as a

stocking.--_v.i._ to place the toes in any particular way.--_n._ TOE'-CAP,

a cap of leather, &c., covering the toe of a shoe.--_adj._ TOED (t[=o]d),

having toes.--_ns._ TOE'-NAIL; TOE'-PIECE. [A.S. _tá_ (pl. _tán_); Ice.

_tá_, Ger. _zehe_.]

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