Tonto
noun
a federally recognized tribe of Apache people of Arizona.
Tontos
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pluralof Tonto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
tontos
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pluralof tonto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Tontonouna federally recognized tribe of Apache people of Arizona.
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The horses, too, delighted the Tontos, and, as Pike said, they would doubtless be occupied some little time with the division of the spoils, and longer in having a grand feast.
From Sunset Pass or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land by Charles King
Here was Saunders Colorado and Colin Hiccup Grunt, fortified by—say six, drops of Scotch whiskey, a Scotch sword and a Scotch bagpipe, up against ten Tontos armed with rifles.
From Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters by Henry Wallace Phillips
The Tontos jeered at them; their young braves taunted ours, and our young women were afraid.
From Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War by Charles J. Post
Yet some few bucks drifted off to the Tontos, and the agent's been raising a row because so many of them roost down here instead of staying on the reservation, bringing in game.
From Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War by Charles J. Post
The renegades of northern Arizona in the earliest of the seventies were mainly Tontos, but many a young brave of the Apache Mohave tribe had cast his lot with them.
From Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War by Charles J. Post
I started up, willing to observe whatever might be visible, or have the satisfaction of showing them what tontos they were.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume
