THROTTLE. The throat, or gullet.
TO THRUM. To play on any instrument stringed with wire. A thrummer of wire; a player on the spinet, harpsichord, of guitar.
THRUMS. Threepence.
THUMB. By rule of thumb: to do any thing by dint of
practice. To kiss one's thumb instead of the book; a vulgar
expedient to avoid perjury in taking a false oath.
THUMMIKINS. An instrument formerly used in Scotland,
like a vice, to pinch the thumbs of persons accused of
different crimes, in order to extort confession.
THUMP. A blow. This is better than a thump on the back with a stone; said on giving any one a drink of good liquor on a cold morning. Thatch, thistle, thunder, and thump; words to the Irish, like the Shibboleth of the Hebrews.
THUMPING. Great! a thumping boy.
THWACK. A great blow with a stick across the shoulders.
TIB. A young lass
TIBBY. A cat.