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Look up tons in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tons may refer to: Tons River, a significant river in India Tamsa River, locally known as Tons in its
Tons
Unit of mass or volume with different values
great degree, as in "There's a ton of bees in this hive," "We have tons of homework," and "I love you a ton." The ton is derived from the tun, the term
Ton
Unit of mass
battleships were limited to a displacement of 35,000 long tons (35,560 t; 39,200 short tons). The long ton is traditionally used as the unit of weight in international
Long_ton
American folk song
the song as "Nine-to-ten tons" in the 1930s; he also at different times claimed to have written the song as "Twenty-One Tons". There is no supporting
Sixteen_Tons
Metric unit of mass equivalent to 1,000 kilograms or 1 megagram
tonne is equivalent to approximately 2,204.6 pounds, 1.102 short tons, and 0.984 long tons. The exact corresponding SI unit is the megagram (symbol Mg),
Tonne
Surname list
Ton-That (Vietnamese: Tôn Thất) and Tôn Nữ (for female) is a two-character Vietnamese compound surname, originating from the Nguyễn dynasty. It is the
Ton-That
Unit of mass
simply as a ton; however, the term is ambiguous, the single word "ton" being variously used for short, long, and metric tons. The various tons are defined
Short_ton
A shipping ton, freight ton, measurement ton or ocean ton is a measure of volume used for shipments of freight in large vehicles, trains or ships. In the
Shipping_ton
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Tôn (孫) (Anglicised as Ton) is a Vietnamese surname. It is transliterated as Sun in Chinese and Son in Korean. Tôn Đức Thắng (1888–1980), first President
Tôn
Topics referred to by the same term
-ton, TON, ton, kilotons, or measurement ton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A ton is a unit of mass, force, volume, energy or power. Ton or TON may
Ton_(disambiguation)
1969 studio album by Free
Zeff – inside cover photography "Tons of Sobs - Free - The Official Website". Retrieved 14 March 2022. "Release group "Tons of Sobs" by Free - MusicBrainz"
Tons_of_Sobs
Topics referred to by the same term
"Sixteen Tons" is a 1947 song by Merle Travis which was also recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford. Sixteen Tons or 16 Tons may also refer to: Sixteen Tons, a 1960
Sixteen_Tons_(disambiguation)
Measure of how much weight a ship can carry
tonnage was historically expressed in long tons, but is now usually given internationally in tonnes (metric tons). In modern international shipping conventions
Deadweight_tonnage
Commercial or utilitarian motor vehicle
vehicles with a gross combination mass of up to 3.5 t (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons) are defined as light commercial vehicles, and those over as large
Truck
American female musical duo
as "the girls", Wash and Rhodes formed a musical duo called Two Tons O' Fun. Two Tons O' Fun debuted as Sylvester's backing vocalists on his self-titled
The_Weather_Girls
WW II series of Dodge light 4WD trucks
the 3⁄4-tons, the new 6×6, G-507, 11⁄2‑tons' main difference was the use of a dual-range transfer-case, sourced out of the prior 1940, 11⁄2‑ton VF-400
Dodge_WC_series
Nonlinear measure of a ship's overall internal volume
gross tonnage List of world's largest ships by gross tonnage Ton Tonnage The gross register ton (GRT) is a unit of volume defined as 100 cubic feet (2.8 m3)
Gross_tonnage
Unit of force defined as the weight of one ton
A ton-force is one of various units of force defined as the weight of one ton due to standard gravity. The precise definition depends on the definition
Ton-force
Class of units of measurement for explosive energy
energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion. A ton of TNT equivalent is a unit of energy defined by convention to be 4.184 gigajoules
TNT_equivalent
Measure of the volumetric capacity of a ship
challenged that his safe-conduct was for a 400 ton vessel, whilst he had already loaded more than 600 tons. The excuse was accepted that he had no idea
Tonnage
Surname list
Look up tonner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tonner is a surname. Notable people called Tonner include: Jack Tonner (1898–1978), Scottish footballer
Tonner
Topics referred to by the same term
Tons of Money may refer to: Tons of Money (play), a 1922 comic play by the British writer Will Evans Tons of Money (1924 film), a British silent film
Tons_of_Money
Quasar and Lyman-alpha blob in the constellations of Canes Venatici and Coma Berenices
TON 618 (abbreviation of Tonantzintla 618) is a hyperluminous, broad-emission-line, radio-loud quasar, and Lyman-alpha blob located near the border of
TON_618
Estimate of the cargo capacity of a sailing vessel (c. 1650–1849)
ton,[vague] resulting in a tonnage expressed in tons.[vague] King Edward I levied the first tax on the hire of ships in England in 1303 based on tons
Builder's_Old_Measurement
Volume of a ship in units of 100 cubic feet
registered tonnage, is a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", each of which is equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 m3). Replaced by Gross Tonnage
Gross_register_tonnage
American singer and TV personality (1919–1991)
is remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons". Ford was born in Fordtown, Tennessee, United States, to Maud (née Long)
Tennessee_Ernie_Ford
River in India
the two states after Tyuni, where the confluence of the Tons and Pabbar rivers occurs. The Tons thrust is named after this river. With its source in the
Tons_River
Old term for English fashionable society
Originally used in the context of upper class English society, ton meant the state of being fashionable, a fashionable manner or style, or something in
Ton_(society)
Heavy metal festival in Oslo
them. The following bands have played, or are announced to play, at Tons of Rock: "Tons of Rock: Rått slipp med tonnevis av tunge navn til Halden". www.aftenposten
Tons_of_Rock
was 66,500 metric tons (65,400 long tons; 73,300 short tons) in 2014, of which 36,300 metric tons (35,700 long tons; 40,000 short tons) were exported. The
Beekeeping_in_Ukraine
Topics referred to by the same term
Tons of Fun may refer to: Ton of Fun, a silent film comedy team "Tons of Fun" (Pee-wee's Playhouse), an episode of Pee-wee's Playhouse Two Tons O' Fun
Tons_of_Fun
List of large explosions
fire began on Caterina Costa, an 8,060-ton motor ship carrying arms and supplies (1,000 tons of gas, 900 tons of explosives, tanks and others); the fire
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
Annual heavy metal music festival at sea
select Caribbean destination. The first 70000 Tons of Metal was held in 2011, and until 2014, 70000 Tons of Metal took place on board the cruise liner
70000_Tons_of_Metal
Topics referred to by the same term
Bon Ton may refer to: Ton (le bon ton), a term used to refer to Britain's high society in the early 19th century Bon Ton (brothel), Escort Agency in New
Bon_Ton
tons of wheat; 426 thousand tons of potatoes; 306 thousand tons of barley; 229 thousand tons of rapeseed; 188 thousand tons of oat; 81 thousand tons of
Agriculture_in_Latvia
1970 studio album by Johnny Jenkins
Ton-Ton Macoute! is the 1970 debut solo album of American blues musician Johnny Jenkins. Jenkins had previously led The Pinetoppers, a band that once
Ton-Ton_Macoute!
Ship cargo space volume
tonnage, the net tonnage is unitless and thus can not be defined as "tons" or "net tons". The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969
Net_tonnage
American nu metal band
Jamie Miller and rhythm guitarist Sonny Mayo reunited. In 2009, a new band, Tons, was formed, with Brandon Espinosa as vocalist. Snot reformed again in 2014
Snot_(band)
3 million tons of cassava; 1.6 million tons of banana; 583 thousand tons of sweet potato; 556 thousand tons of vegetable; 393 thousand tons of beans;
Agriculture_in_Burundi
Shipping route across Central America
Passenger vessels of less than 30,000 tons or less than 33 tons per passenger are charged according to the same per-ton schedule as are freighters. Almost
Panama_Canal
Species of whale; largest animal known
9–30.5 m (98–100 ft) and weighing up to 190–200 t (190–200 long tons; 210–220 short tons), it is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The blue
Blue_whale
German video game developer
in 1993 by Ralph Stock. Sixteen Tons Entertainment became known through the Emergency series and Mad TV. Sixteen Tons Entertainment was originally a brand
Sixteen_Tons_Entertainment
produced in 2018: 1.9 million tons of sorghum; 1.7 million tons of maize; 1.1 million tons of millet; 630 thousand tons of cowpea (3rd largest producer
Agriculture_in_Burkina_Faso
occasions. A 1924 silent film Tons of Money was directed by Frank Hall Crane and starred Leslie Henson. A 1930 sound version Tons of Money directed by Tom
Tons_of_Money_(play)
1788 play
considered for merging. › The Ton is a 1788 comedy play by the Scottish writer Eglantine Wallace. The title is a reference to the Ton, the fashionable social
The_Ton
Type of warship intended to escort other larger ships
1943) had a displacement of 2,200 tons, while the Arleigh Burke class (from 1991) has a displacement of up to 9,600 tons, a difference of nearly 340%. Moreover
Destroyer
2010 studio album by Crookers
"Crookers - Tons of Friends Téléchargements MP3 - 7digital". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-02-23. Crookers Website Tons Of Friends
Tons_of_Friends
German railway supergun
weighed nearly 1,350 tonnes (1,490 short tons) and could fire high-explosive shells weighing 4.8 t (5.3 short tons) to a range of 47 km (29 mi), or armour-piercing
Schwerer_Gustav
million tons. The third largest producer of coal in Latin America, after Colombia and Brazil, Venezuela produced 5.8 million short tons (1 short ton=2,000
Mining_in_Venezuela
Proposed class of German battleships
of 56,444 t (55,553 long tons), to the "H-44", at 345 m (1,131 ft 11 in) on a displacement of 131,000 t (129,000 long tons). Most of the designs had
H-class_battleship_proposals
Fortified vault building in Fort Knox, Kentucky
torch-and-drill resistant door is 21 inches (53 cm) thick and weighs 20 short tons (18 metric tons). The vault door is set on a 100-hour time lock, and can only be
United States Bullion Depository
United_States_Bullion_Depository
1939–45 aerial campaign of World War II
dropped 1.46 million tons of bombs on Axis-occupied Europe while the RAF dropped 1.31 million tons, for a total of 2.77 million tons, of which 51.1 per
Defence_of_the_Reich
Cricket score of 100 runs
to a bowler taking a five-wicket haul, and is commonly referred to as a ton or hundred. Scores of more than 200 runs are still statistically counted
Century_(cricket)
Measure of volume
water, used in multiple units. For the cubic ton, the situation is more complex—there are different cubic tons for different materials. The 1964 Reader's
Cubic_ton
Public decentralised layer-1 blockchain platform
Network (TON), or simply TON Blockchain, is a public, decentralised layer-1 blockchain platform that employs the cryptocurrency Gram (ticker: TON) to support
TON_(blockchain)
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
short tons (81.42 t) tons of TNT and 14.91 short tons (13.53 t) tons of Composition B (with the total explosive power of approximately 108 tons of TNT
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Gold mine in Savannakhet, Laos
has estimated reserves of 86,430,000 tons (unspecified) of raw ore, yielding 2.77 grams/ton of gold; if short tons are meant, this would imply the reserves
Sepon_mine
American unit of refrigeration power
"tons" (of refrigeration). Many manufacturers also specify capacity in Btu/h, especially when specifying the performance of smaller equipment. The ton
Ton_of_refrigeration
1922 pact by the Allies of WWI
35,000 tons standard displacement and guns of no larger than 16-inch calibre. (Articles V and VI) Aircraft carriers were limited to 27,000 tons and could
Washington_Naval_Treaty
Monolithic statues on Easter Island
long tons; 90 short tons). The heaviest moai erected was a shorter but squatter moai at Ahu Tongariki, weighing 86 tonnes (85 long tons; 95 short tons).
Moai
1956 British film by Leslie S. Hiscott
mixing with effectiveness." "Tons of Trouble". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 December 2023. "Tons of Trouble". The Monthly Film
Tons_of_Trouble
Gyre of debris in the North Pacific
(620,000 square miles) consisting of 45,000–129,000 metric tons (50,000–142,000 short tons) of plastic as of 2018, later growing to twice the size of
Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch
Unit of volume for cargo capacity of a ship
(NRT, nrt, n.r.t.) is a ship's cargo volume capacity expressed in "register tons", one of which equals a volume of 100 cubic feet (2.83 m3). It is calculated
Net_register_tonnage
Type of American locomotive
Designed to haul 3,600 tons up the 1.14% ruling gradient over this subdivision, the tests demonstrated that a Big Boy could handle 4,200 tons, running at an average
Union_Pacific_Big_Boy
Ton Despotin is an acclamation chanted by the cantor or choir in honour of a bishop when he gives a blessing in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic
Ton_Despotin
Former mine in Queensland, Australia
metric tons (258 long tons; 289 short tons) of gold, 37 metric tons (36 long tons; 41 short tons) of silver and 387,000 metric tons (381,000 long tons; 427
Mount_Morgan_Mine
1963 single by Dave Dudley
band Mudcrutch Dudley recorded a re-written Christmas version entitled "Six Tons of Toys" on his 1982 album Trucker's Christmas. This was covered by Paul
Six_Days_on_the_Road
Shipping destinations by mass handled
single unit. In the Measure column, MT = Metric Tons, HT = Harbor Tons, FT = Freight Tons, and RT = Revenue Tons. "Global Port Development Annual Report (2022)"
List of busiest ports by cargo tonnage
List_of_busiest_ports_by_cargo_tonnage
Serbian off-road lorry
6 t (5.9 long tons; 6.6 short tons) of total weight, as for traction of weapons and trailer up to 7.2 t (7.1 long tons; 7.9 short tons) of weight for
FAP_2026
over 125 tons. Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae, Greece. Largest lintel stone, 120 tons. The Pyramid of Amenemhet III, at Hawara, Egypt. 110-ton, one piece
List_of_largest_monoliths
Piece of heavy equipment used in civil engineering and surface mining
(170 m3), 295-metric ton (325 short ton) capacity bucket, had a 310 feet (94 m) boom, and weighed 12,247 metric tons (13,500 short tons). The largest walking
Dragline_excavator
Ship that carries petroleum
thousand metric tons of deadweight (DWT) to ultra-large crude carriers (ULCCs) of 550,000 DWT. Tankers move approximately 2.0 billion metric tons (2.2 billion
Oil_tanker
Proposed Soviet air-launched reusable launch system project
weighed 275 metric tons (271 long tons; 303 short tons) and been capable of carrying a 7-metric-ton (6.9-long-ton; 7.7-short-ton) payload. Three variants
MAKS_(spacecraft)
Oceanic division
1990s and reached 8.7 million tons in 2013. Blue whiting reached a 2.4 million tons peak in 2004 but was down to 628,000 tons in 2013. Recovery plans for
Atlantic_Ocean
million tons); It was the 9th largest world producer of rice (11.7 million tons); It was the 3rd largest world producer of banana (6.7 million tons), third
Agriculture_in_Brazil
1966 French main battle tank
that year. The production version of the AMX-30B weighed 36 metric tons (40 short tons), and sacrificed protection for increased mobility. The French believed
AMX-30
Surname list
abolitionist Petr Ton (born 1973), Czech ice hockey player Quinty Ton (born 1998), Dutch cyclist Svatoslav Ton (born 1978), Czech high jumper Tommy Ton (born 1984)
Ton_(surname)
Haitian paramilitary force under the Duvalier family (1959–1986)
Cambronne did this through his company "Hemocaribian"; he shipped five tons of plasma per month to US labs. He also sold cadavers to medical schools
Tonton_Macoute
South Vietnamese military officer and politician (1926–2013)
Lieutenant General Tôn Thất Đính ([toŋ˧˧ tʰək̚˦˥ ʔɗɨn˦˥], tong tək din; November 20, 1926 – November 21, 2013) was an officer who served in the Army of
Tôn_Thất_Đính
Large watercraft
tons; 201,000 long tons) in 1984 to 200 tonnes (220 short tons; 197 long tons) in 1993; sprat from 24,600 tonnes (27,100 short tons; 24,200 long tons)
Ship
short tons (3.44 long tons; 3.49 t). The 2½-ton Artillery Tractor was powered by a Cadillac V8 petrol engine which developed 70 hp (52 kW). The 2½-ton Artillery
Holt tractors of the First World War
Holt_tractors_of_the_First_World_War
Ore rich in iron or the element Fe
(9.4 billion long tons; 10.6 billion short tons) of hematite and 3.4 billion tonnes (3.3 billion long tons; 3.7 billion short tons) of magnetite. Chhattisgarh
Iron_ore
Shipbuilding program by the South Korean Navy
individual classes of ships: KDX-I (3,800 tons), KDX-II (5,500 tons), Aegis-equipped KDX-III (10,000 tons). KDX-IIA, planned derivative of KDX-II with
Korean_Destroyer_eXperimental
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
and 4 metric tons (4.4 short tons) in body mass, and O. maoianus reached a size of 15 metres (49 ft) and 5 metric tons (5.5 short tons). The initial
Omeisaurus
Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
had a capacity of only 15,000 long tons (15,241 t) and the port was within range of the DAF. About 1,500 long tons (1,524 t) of supplies per day could
Western_Desert_campaign
Small warship
corvettes are typically between 500 and 2,000 tons. Recent designs of corvettes may approach 3,000 tons and include a hangar to accommodate a helicopter
Corvette
U.S. military vehicle of WWII ("Jeep")
various "jeeps" to the Soviet Union – consisting of 49,250 1⁄4‑tons, 25,200 Dodge 3⁄4‑tons, and 3,520 Ford GPA. In the deserts of the North African campaign
Willys_MB
A ton container is a steel, cylindrical barrel equivalent in length and diameter to two stacked 55-gallon drums. A ton container weighs approximately 1
Ton_containers
State in Brazil
produced a total of 17.6 million tons in 2018. Pará was the largest producer in the country, with 3.8 million tons. In 2019, Pará produced 95% of açaí
Pará
American singer (born 1953)
and Rhodes formed a musical duo called Two Tons O' Fun (sometimes referred to as "The Two Tons"). Two Tons O' Fun debuted as Sylvester's backing vocalists
Martha_Wash
Species of sea squirt
first succeeded in 1982, when 39 metric tons were produced in Korea. Production reached a peak of 42,800 tons in 1994. The FAO estimates that total world
Sea_pineapple
Crane in Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland
Dockyard, Scotland, with a lift capacity of 1,000 tonnes (980 long tons; 1,100 short tons), the largest in Britain. The Goliath was brought to Rosyth from
Goliath_(Rosyth)
WWII operation to restrict supply lines
tons animal feed, 1,300 tons oils and fats, 1,200 tons of foodstuffs, 600 tons oilseeds, 570 tons copper, 430 tons of other ores and metals, 500 tons
Blockade of Germany (1939–1945)
Blockade_of_Germany_(1939–1945)
Work by artist Seth Wulsin
The Caseros Prison Demolition Project — 80,000 Tons, which contains 16 Tons and Aparecidos, is the work of artist Seth Wulsin. It uses the defunct Caseros
Caseros Prison Demolition Project – 16 Tons
Caseros_Prison_Demolition_Project_–_16_Tons
Coastal defense ship class of the German Imperial Navy
designed displacement of 3,550 metric tons (3,490 long tons) and a maximum weight of 2,754 t (2,711 long tons). After the reconstruction, displacement
Odin-class coastal defense ship
Odin-class_coastal_defense_ship
Battlecruiser of the German Imperial Navy
her predecessors—at 24,988 metric tons (24,593 long tons; 27,545 short tons), she was approximately 3,000 metric tons heavier than the Moltke-class ships
SMS_Seydlitz
German submarine
700 to 70,000 tons. Again, Raeder decided that the extra 7,785 tons would be divided between medium and large U-boats: Seven medium 500-ton Type VIIB U-boats
U-boat
South Korean steel-making company
South Korea. It had an output of 42,000,000 metric tons (41,000,000 long tons; 46,000,000 short tons) of crude steel in 2015, making it the world's Seventh-largest
POSCO
Off-highway ultra class haul truck for mining and heavy-duty construction
The 797B's increased payload capacity of 345 t (380 short tons) is a 18.1 t (20 short tons) increase over the first generation 797. Caterpillar increased
Caterpillar_797
American crane manufacturer
cranes with capacities from 100 tons to 750 tons and heavy lift transi-lift cranes with capacities from 500 tons to 3,000 tons. Ring Cranes Crawler Cranes
Lampson_International
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TONS
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from Middle English duk(e) ‘duke’ (from Old French duc, from Latin dux, genitive ducis ‘leader’), applied as an occupational name for someone who worked in the household of a duke, or as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces.English and Irish : possibly also from the personal name Duke, a short form of Marmaduke, a personal name said to be from Irish mael Maedoc ‘devotee (mael, maol ‘bald’, ‘tonsured one’) of Maedoc’, a personal name (M’Aodhóg) meaning ‘my little Aodh’, borne by various early Irish saints, in particular a 6th-century abbot of Clonmore and a 7th-century bishop of Ferns.Scottish : compare the old Danish personal name Duk (Old Norse Dūkr).In some cases, possibly an Americanized form of French Leduc or Spanish Duque.Possibly an Americanized spelling of Polish Duk, a nickname from dukac ‘to stammer or falter’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : from the personal name Moss, a Middle English vernacular form of the Biblical name Moses.English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived by a peat bog, Middle English, Old English mos, or a habitational name from a place named with this word. (It was not until later that the vocabulary word came to denote the class of plants characteristic of a peat-bog habitat, under the influence of the related Old Norse word mosi.)Americanized form of Moses or some other like-sounding Jewish surname.Irish (Ulster) : part translation of Gaelic Ó Maolmhóna ‘descendant of Maolmhóna’, a personal name composed of the elements maol ‘servant’, ‘tonsured one’, ‘devotee’ + a second element which was assumed to be móin (genitive móna) ‘moorland’, ‘peat bog’.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of the common and widespread Gaelic name Ó Maoláin ‘descendant of Maolán’, a byname meaning ‘tonsured one’, ‘devotee’ (from a diminutive of maol ‘bald’).English : topographic name for someone who lived by a mill, or a metonymic occupational name for a miller, from Anglo-Norman French mo(u)lin, mulin ‘mill’ (see Mill). In some instances it may be a variant of Millen, from Middle English mullelane.Dutch and Belgian (van Mullen) : habitational name from Mullem in East Flanders, Mullem in West Flanders, or possibly Mollen in Brabant.Dutch (van (der) Mullen) : variant of van der Molen (see Molen 4).
TONS
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Boy/Male
Arabic
Very Intelligent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
God
Boy/Male
English
Ash trees encircling a pond.
Boy/Male
Indian
Organization, Arrangement
Girl/Female
Australian, Japanese
Child of Yuki
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
A Fruit
Male
English
Pet form of English Murdoch, MURDO means "sea warrior."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Name of a sahabiyyah, Pure, Clear
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Hailes in Lothian, originally in East Lothian, named from the Middle English genitive or plural form of hall ‘hall’.English : habitational name from Hailes in Gloucestershire, which is named from an old British river name meaning ‘polluted’. Compare Welsh halog ‘dirty’.English : variant spelling of Hales.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Chaste, Modest
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n.
A skullcap covering the tonsure, worn under the berretta. The pope's is white; a cardinal's red; a bishop's purple; a priest's black.
a.
Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving.
n.
One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the almonds, from their shape.
a.
Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsilitic.
n.
The operation of removing the tonsil, or a portion thereof.
n.
Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden.
n.
The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons; as, the tonnage of the United States. See Ton.
n.
The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders.
n.
The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.
n.
A barber.
n.
A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton).
n.
Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy.
n.
An instrument for removing the tonsils.
a.
Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald.
a.
Capable of being clipped.
n.
The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.
n.
An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling, painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of suffocation; -- called also squinancy, and squinzey.
n.
The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several vessels may carry. See Ton, n. (b).
a.
Tonsilar.