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 1897. Marshall, Pomes, 60. And yet you seem out on the mike For a wonder you're minus your tyke.

1901. Walker, In the Blood, 113. An just tip a bait to the blooming tykes.

Tilbury, subs. (old).—Sixpence; 6d.; see Rhino (Grose, Vaux, Halliwell).

Tile, subs. (common).—A hat: spec. a tall silk-hat, or chimney-pot (q.v.): see Golgotha. Tile-frisking = stealing hats from halls and lobbies (Grose).

1837. Dickens, Pickwick, xii. Afore the brim went it was a wery handsome tile.

1837. Barham, Ingolds. Leg., 'Auto-da-Fé. A feat which his Majesty deigning to smile on, Allowed him thenceforward to stand with his tile on.

1854-5. Thackeray, Newcomes, xxv. My uncle the bishop had his shovels there; and they used for a considerable period to cover this humble roof with tiles.

1891. Notes and Queries, 7 S. xii. 48. Short for 'chimney-pot hat,' less reverently known as a 'tile.'

1897. Marshall, Pomes, 70. He was moist about the blinkers, and was bald upon the roof, Which was covered by a curate's giddy tile.

A tile loose, phr. (common).—Silly; crazy.

On the tiles, phr. (common).—On the loose; caterwauling.

Till, subs. (venery). The female pudendum: cf. money-box: see Monosyllable.

Till-sneak, subs. phr. (thieves').—A thief whose speciality is robbing shop-tills.

Tilly. Easy as tilly, phr. (old).—Very easy.

Tilly-vally, phr. (old).—Pish! nonsense! Bosh!

d.1529 Skelton, Works [Dyce], 35. Avent, avent, [avaunt] my popinjay, What will you do? nothing but play? Tully vally, straw.

1551. More, Utopia, Int. xv. She used to say Tillie vallie, tillie vallie will you sit and make goslings in the ashes?

1598. Shakspeare, 2 Henry IV., ii. 5. Tilly-fally, Sir John! never tell me; your ancient swaggerer comes not in my doors. Ibid. (1602), Twelfth Night, ii. 3. Am I not consanguinous? am I not of her blood? Tilly valley, lady.

1816. Scott, Antiquary, vi. Tilley-valley, Mr Lovel a truce to your politeness.

Tilter, subs. (Old Cant).—A sword: also to tilt, verb = to fight with rapiers (B. E. and Grose).

Timber, subs. (? nonce-word).—1. The stocks.

1838. D. Jerrold, Men of Character, 'Christopher Snub,' i. The squire gives me over to the beadle, who claps me here in the timber.

2. (common).—In pl. = the legs. 'Shiver (or dash) my timbers! (a mock oath)' = Plague take my wooden legs: see Dash. Also timber toes = (1) a wooden-legged man; (2) a person wearing clogs (East End).

3. (American tramps'). See quot.

1900. Josiah Flynt, Tramping with Tramps, 398. A clubbing at the hands of the toughs of a town unfriendly to tramps.

Tail-timber, subs. phr. (old).—Bum-fodder (q.v.).

1678. Lestrange, Quevedo's Visions, 256. Into Lucifer's house of office where there was many Tun of Sir Reverence, and Bales of flattering Paneygyricks I could not but smile at this provision of tail-timber.

Timber-mare, subs. phr. (old).—See quot.