TOMTOM, Ind. A small drum made in the shape of a tambourine.
TONDIN, Fr. A term in architecture which is seldom used. It is the same as the astragal or fillet which goes round the base of pillars.
TONG. See [Tenaille].
Tongs of a waggon, a piece of wood fixed between the middle of the hind ends of the shafts, mortised into the fore cross-bar, and let into the hind cross-bar.
TONGUE of a sword. That part of the blade on which the gripe, shell, and pummel are fixed.
A triangular TONGUE. The bayonet figuratively so called from its shape.
TONNAGE, Fr. A word adopted from the English.
TONNAGE. A custom or impost due for merchandize brought or carried in tons from or to other nations after a certain rate in every ton.
Tonnage. The usual method of finding the tonnage of any ship is by the following rule:—Multiply the length of the keel by the breadth of the beam, and that product by half the breadth of the beam; and divide the last product by 94, and the quotient will be the tonnage.
Ship’s keel 72 feet: breadth of beam 24 feet.