toit

American  

[toit] / tɔɪt /

verb (used without object)

toited, toiting

1. British. (in some regional dialects) to walk unsteadily or with small steps, as in the manner of an elderly person.

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Example Sentences

Mais le Temple, bris�, vit plus noble; et soudain Les yeux, se souvenant du toit avec d�dain, Pr�f�rent voir le ciel dans la pierre en dentelle.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe by Various

Awve mi hobbies to keep me i' toit,    Awve noa whistle nor bell to obey, Awve mi wark when aw like to goa to it,    An mi time's all mi own, neet an day.

From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by Hartley, John

Et, semés par l'éclair sur les monts, dans les plaines,   Un même toit encor n'a pu les abriter,   Et du foyer natal, malgré leurs plaintes vaines   Dieu, peut-être longtemps, voudra les écarter.

From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Indeed, all the words above-cited are more like each other than Fr. toit and E. deck, both from one root, or the Neapol. sciù and the Lat. flos, from which it is corrupted.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various

Elle ne peut s'appliquer � sa famille, c'est-�-dire � la femme et aux enfants demeurant sous le m�me toit.

From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien