TOAST. A health; also a beautiful woman whose health is often drank by men. The origin of this term (as it is said) was this: a beautiful lady bathing in a cold bath, one of her admirers out of gallantry drank some of the water: whereupon another of her lovers observed, he never drank in the morning, but he would kiss the toast, and immediately saluted the lady.
TOASTING IRON, or CHEESE TOASTER. A sword.
TOBY LAY. The highway. High toby man; a highway-man.
Low toby man; a footpad.
TOBACCO. A plant, once in great estimation as a medicine:
Tobacco hic
Will make you well if you be sick.
Tobacco hic
If you be well will make you sick.
TODDY. Originally the juice of the cocoa tree, and afterwards
rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg.
TODDLE. To walk away. The cove was touting, but stagging the traps he toddled; be was looking out, and feeing the officers he walked away.
TODGE. Beat all to a todge: said of anything beat to mash.
TOGE. A coat. Cant.
TOGEMANS. The same. CANT.