<hw>Toot</hw>, <i>n</i>. the anglicised spelling of the Maori word <i>Tutu</i> (q.v.).
<hw>Tooted</hw>, quasi <i>past participle</i> from <i>Toot</i>. The cattle are <i>tooted</i>, sc. poisoned by the <i>Toot</i>.
1863. G. Butler, `Canterbury Settlement,' p. 98:
"As, then, my bullocks could not get tuted."
1891. T. H. Potts, `New Zealand Country Journal,' p. 201:
"His hearty salutation in its faultiness proved to be about on a par with `rummy-rum,' `triddy' and `toot.' The last word reminds me of a man near by who was even judged to be somewhat vain of his Maori accent and pronunciation. With one word he was indeed very particular, he could not bring himself to use that manifest corruption `toot.' With him it was ever `tutu.' He had to make rather a boggle or dodge of it when he used the colonial made verb formed on his favourite Maori noun."
<hw>Tooth-shell</hw>, <i>n</i>. The name is applied, in Europe, to any species of <i>Dentalium</i> and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. In Australia, it is the shell of <i>Marinula pellucida</i>, Cooper, a small marine mollusc used for necklaces.
<hw>Tope</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australasian Shark, <i>Galeus australis</i>, Macl. It differs somewhat from <i>Galeus canis</i>, the <i>Tope</i> of Britain. Called also the <i>School-Shark</i>, in Australia.
<hw>Top-knot Pigeon</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian bird, <i>Lopholaimus antarcticus</i>, Shaw.
1891. Francis Adams, `John Webb's End,' p. 33: