*Tom Thumb's Honeysuckle. Lotus corniculatus, L., Bird's-foot Trefoil (Sarum Dioc. Gazette).—S.W. (Zeals.)
Toppings. Bran and mill-sweepings ground up together.—N.W.
Totty, Tutty, Tutto. A nosegay. Used all over Wilts, in slightly varying pronunciations, the stress sometimes falling on the first and sometimes on the last syllable. An apple-tree in full blossom is 'all a totty.' At Hungerford the tything-men are known as Tutti-men, and carry Tutti-poles, or wands wreathed with flowers. Minsheu's Dict., Eng. and Spanish ed. 1623, 'a posie or tuttie.'—N. & S.W.
Touch. Coarse brown paper soaked in saltpetre and dried, used instead of matches for lighting a pipe in the open air, the spark to kindle it being struck with a knife and a flint. Commonly used up to a very recent date.—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)
Touchwood. A boy's game, in which the pursued endeavours to escape by touching wood, i.e. tree or post, before his pursuer can seize him.—N. & S.W.
Toward. (1) Order to a horse to come towards you.—N.W. (2) Hence applied to anything near or leaning towards you (Great Estate, ch. viii).—N.W.
Towardly. Docile, as opposed to froward.—N.W.
To-year, T'year. This year. 'I bain't a-gwain' to set no taters to-year.'—N. & S.W.
Traipse, Trapes, Traipsey. (1) n. A slattern.—N. & S.W. (2) To walk in a slatternly manner; used chiefly of women.—N. & S.W.