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Tommy
/ˈtɒmi/
Bread, generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance
📖 Definitions of "Tommy"
noun
- 1
Bread, generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance
- 2
A truck, or barter; the exchange of labour for goods instead of money.
verb
- 1
To pay (employees) according to the truck system, with goods instead of money.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tommy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| rorynoun | A unisex given name. |
| janienoun | A diminutive of the female given name Jane. |
| toomeynoun | A surname from Irish. |
| buffettnoun | A surname. |
| izzinoun | A surname. |
| alannoun | A male given name from the Celtic languages. |
| thomasnoun | A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century. |
| tomnoun | The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered. |
| buffetnoun | Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves. |
| saonoun | A nereid (sea nymph) in Greek mythology. |
| closenoun | An end or conclusion. |
| tomenoun | A large or scholarly book. |
| heynoun | (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately. |
| tomynoun | — |
| infantrymannoun | (military) a soldier employed in an infantry role |
| foot soldiernoun | (military) A soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman |
| troopernoun | (military) A soldier. |
| squaddienoun | (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A private in the army. |
| soldiernoun | A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. |
| privatenoun | Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state. |
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