Toomer
[ too-mer ]
/ ˈtu mər /
noun
Jean,1894–1967, U.S. writer.
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toom
[ toom ]
/ tum /
adjective
empty; vacant.
verb (used with object)
to empty or drain (a vessel), especially by drinking the contents.
Origin of toom
before 900; Middle English tome (adj.), Old English tōm; cognate with Old Norse tōmr
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