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To"tal*is (?), n. [See Total, a.] The total.

I look on nothing but totalis.

B. Jonson.

To"tal*i*sa`tor (?), n. Same as Totalizator.

To`tal*i*za"tion (?), n. Act of totalizing, or state of being totalized.

To"tal*i*za`tor (?), n. [From Totalize: cf. F. totalisateur.] A machine for registering and indicating the number and nature of bets made on horse races, as in Australia and South Africa. Called also totalizer.

To"tal*ize, v. i. To use a totalizator.

To"tal*i`zer (?), n. Same as Totalizator.

To"ta*ra (?), n. [Maori.] A coniferous tree (Podocarpus totara), next to the kauri the most valuable timber tree of New Zeland. Its hard reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in wharves, bridges, etc. Also mahogany pine.

{ To"tem pole or post }. A pole or pillar, carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols, set up before the house of certain Indian tribes of the northwest coast of North America, esp. Indians of the Koluschan stock.

Touch, v. t. 1. To compare with; of be equal to; -- usually with a negative; as, he held that for good cheer nothing could touch an open fire. [Colloq.]

2. To induce to give or lend; to borrow from; as, to touch one for a loan; hence, to steal from. [Slang]

Touch, n. 1. (Change Ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, that is, less than 5,040.

2. An act of borrowing or stealing. [Slang]

3. Tallow; -- a plumber's term. [Eng.]

Tour"ing car. An automobile designed for touring; specif., a roomy car, not a limousine, for five or more passengers.

Tou"sy (?), a. [See Touse, n. & v.] Tousled; tangled; rough; shaggy. [Colloq.]

Tout (?), n. [Prob. fr. F. tout all.] In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.

Tout (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Touted; p. pr. & vb. n. Touting.] 1. To look narrowly; spy. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]

2. (Horse Racing) (a) To spy out the movements of race horses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes. [Cant, Eng.] (b) To act as a tout; to tout, or give a tip on, a race horse. [Cant, U. S.]

Tout, v. t. (Horse Racing) (a) To spy out information about, as a racing stable or horse. [Cant, Eng.] (b) To give a tip on (a race horse) to a better with the expectation of sharing in the latter's winnings. [Cant, U. S.]

Tout, n. 1. One who gives a tip on a race horses for an expected compensation, esp. in hopes of a share in any winnings; -- usually contemptuous. [Cant, U. S.]

2. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab, gambling place. [Colloq.]

3. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloq.]

Tow"-head` (?), n. A low alluvial island or shoal in a river. [Local, U. S.]

Tox`al*bu"min (?), n. [See Toxic; Albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Any of a class of toxic substances of protein nature; a toxin.

Tox`i*ca"tion (?), n. [L. toxicum a poison: cf. toxicatus smeared with poison.] Poisoning.

Tox*ic"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being toxic or poisonous; poisonousness.