ce sent by a man in a hurry and carried by a
boy in sleep.

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=TELEPHONE= From Eng. _tell_, to talk, and Grk. _phonos_, murder.
A machine in which talk is murdered.

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=TENNIS= A game in which the participants enjoy a racket on the
side and raise the deuce over a net, while the volleys drive
them from set to set and love scores as often as it's
mentioned.

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=TEMPER= A quality, the loss of which is likely to make a knife
blade dull and a woman's tongue sharp.

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=THERMOMETER=

[Illustration]

A short, glass tube that regulates the weather--and usually does a
poor job.

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=THIRST= A sensation immediately following a short session at the
free lunch stand.

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=TIDE= An old friend who comes and goes daily but is all in
whenever he gets over the bay.

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=TITIAN= The color a poor red-headed girl's hair becomes as soon
as her father strikes oil.

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=TIPS= Wages we pay other people's hired help.

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=TOBACCO= A nauseating plant that is consumed by but two
creatures; a large, green worm and--man. The worm doesn't know
any better.

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=TONGUE= An unruly member that is frequently put out, yet an
artist who's a hard worker at the palate and a great wag among
women.

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=TOUCH= A habit common to the impecunious, causing in its victim a
feeling of faintness, followed by a chill or a sense of loss.

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=TRANSFER= A small bit of paper of remarkable strength, being able
to carry a heavy man several miles.

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=TROLLEY-CAR= A conveyance filled with advertisements, and
occasionally passengers, and operated by Poles.

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=TROUBLE= Something that many are looking for but no one wants.

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=TRUST= A small body of capital entirely surrounded by water.

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