toom

[ toom ]

adjective

1. empty; vacant.

verb (used with object)

1. to empty or drain (a vessel), especially by drinking the contents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of toom¹

before 900; Middle English tome (adj.), Old English tōm; cognate with Old Norse tōmr

Example Sentences

Between us and the distant cliffs are the strangely carved and pinnacled rocks of the Toom pin wu-near Tu-weap.

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His explanation of this remarkable proceeding was that he wished the bottle toom, that he might again have it filled.

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One or two of our party made a point of saying "toom" to the Rajah, which was in fact a great insult.

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They often tak' bilbie in toom houses, and that door is without a lock; it's keepit close wi' slipping a stick aneath it.

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Between us and the distant cliffs are the strangely carved and pinnacled rocks of the Toom'pin wunear' Tuweap'.

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