TITTER TATTER. One reeling, and ready to fall at the least touch; also the childish amusement of riding upon the two ends of a plank, poised upon the prop underneath its centre, called also see-saw. Perhaps tatter is a rustic pronunciation of totter. TITTLE-TATTLE. Idle discourse, scandal, women's talk, or small talk. TITTUP. A gentle hand gallop, or canter. TIZZY. Sixpence. TOAD EATER. A poor female relation, and humble companion, or reduced gentlewoman, in a great family, the standing butt, on whom all kinds of practical jokes are played off, and all ill humours vented. This appellation is derived from a mountebank's servant, on whom all experiments used to be made in public by the doctor, his master; among which was the eating of toads, formerly supposed poisonous. Swallowing toads is here figuratively meant for swallowing or putting up with insults, as disagreeable to a person of feeling as toads to the stomach. TOAD. Toad in a hole; meat baked or boiled in pye-crust. He or she sits like a toad on a chopping-block; a saying of any who sits ill on horseback. As much need of it as a toad of a side-pocket; said of a person who desires any thing for which he has no real occasion. As full of money as a toad is of feathers. 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. TOGS. Clothes. The swell is rum-togged. The gentleman is handsomely dressed. TOKEN. The plague: also the venereal disease. She tipped him the token; she gave him a clap or pox. TOL, or TOLEDO. A sword: from Spanish swords made at Toledo, which place was famous for sword blades of an extraordinary temper. TOLLIBAN RIG. A species of cheat carried on by a woman, assuming the character of a dumb and deaf conjuror. TOM T--DMAN. A night man, one who empties necessary houses. TOMBOY. A romping girl, who prefers the amusement used by boys to those of her own sex. TOM OF BEDLAM. The same as Abram man. TOM CONY. A simple fellow.