TUSSOCK, tus'ok, _n._ a tuft of grass or twigs.--_ns._ TUSS'OCK-GRASS, a
large grass of the same genus with the Cock's-foot Grass of Britain, native
to the Falkland Islands, remarkable for forming great tufts--also
TUSS'AC-GRASS; TUSS'OCK-MOTH, a grayish-white moth about an inch long, the
caterpillars of which do great mischief in hop-grounds, and are known as
_Hop-dogs_.--_adj._ TUSS'OCKY, abounding in tufts. [Perh. conn. with obs.
_tusk_, a tuft; cf. Dan. _dusk_.]
TUSSORE. Same as TUSSER-SILK.
TUT, tut, _interj._ an exclamation of rebuke, or impatience, &c.--_v.i._ to
express impatience by such.
TUT, tut, _n._ (_prov._) a hassock--also TOTE.--_v.i._ to project.
TUT, tut, _n._ a piece of work.--_v.i._ to work by the piece.--_ns._
TUT'WORK; TUT'WORKER; TUT'WORKMAN.