toon

1
[ toon ]

noun
  1. an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.

  2. the wood itself.

Origin of toon

1
1800–10; <Hindi tūn<Sanskrit tunna

Other definitions for toon (2 of 2)

toon2
[ toon ]

noun
  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a character in an animated cartoon.

Origin of toon

2
First recorded in 1980–85; shortening of cartoon

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How to use toon in a sentence

  • He bombs little toons because he's scairt of his ain little toons bein' bombed.

    Tam O' The Scoots | Edgar Wallace
  • They are the names o' two great toons, a lang way up the kintry,—Timbuctoo and Sockatoo.

    The Boy Slaves | Mayne Reid
  • I guess there ain't nothin' on airth he loves better 'n that holler piece o' wood, and the toons that's inside o' it.

    The Ruling Passion | Henry van Dyke
  • Hed miss us, someways; hes so used to us; hes hoverin in them hymn-toons and that gymnasium he set so much by.

    A Singular Life | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

British Dictionary definitions for toon (1 of 2)

toon1

/ (tuːn) /


noun
  1. a large meliaceous tree, Cedrela toona, of the East Indies and Australia, having clusters of flowers from which a dye is obtained

  2. the close-grained red wood of this tree, used for furniture, carvings, etc

Origin of toon

1
from Hindi tūn, from Sanskrit tunna

British Dictionary definitions for toon (2 of 2)

toon2

/ (tuːn) /


noun
  1. a cartoon character

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