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Tom
a river in Siberia, which unites with the Obi near Tomsk; length about 450 miles.
Tom
MOUNT, a mountain in Hampshire co., Mass., near Northampton, on the Connecticut river, opposite Mount is about 1,335 feet high.
Tombigbee
a river which rises in Tishomingo co., Miss., and after an irregular course of 450 miles, joins the Alabama river 45 miles above Mobile; the united stream is called Mobile river below the junction. It is navigable for 410 miles from Mobile Bay.
Tom Cod
or FROST FISH, a species of cod (Morrhua pruinosa) of the North Atlantic, usually abundant in the mouths of the rivers after the first frosts of autumn. It is from 4 to 12 inches long, olive-green above, and silvery below.
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Tommy Atkins
a name given to privates of the British army. It is said to have originated in the custom of making out blanks for military accounts with with the name, "I, Tommy Atkins," etc. immortalized it in verse.
Tonawanda Creek
a stream in Niag Niagara river 10 miles N. of Buffalo; length 75 miles. wit revolutionist; born in Dublin, Ireland,
Tone-Gawa
the longest river in for flatfor flat-bottomed junks, but the coast is closed by an impassable bar. It empties treacherous at its mouth , which is often into the Pacific E. of Toyko; length, about 240 miles. a group in the S. Pacific Ocean, forming
Tonsils
in anatomy, two glands, one on each side of the pa its pillars. They consist of a number of ease in moist variable weather. rounded by and deposited in cellular sometimes called tissue arranged in a somewhat circular form. They amygdalæ. See TONSILITIS. are
Torcello
a small island in the Lagoon of Venice, 6 miles above that city. It was a place of some importance in the 10th and 11th centuries. It contains an ancient Byzantine cathedral of Santa Maria, and a church of Santa Fosca, both of which are beautiful specimens of architecture and are rich in interior decorations.
Torch Lake
a lake lying chiefly in Antrim co., Mich.; and separated from the E. side of Grand Traverse Bay by a narrow strip of land. It communicates with Lake Michigan. Length 14 miles.
Tormentil
in botany, Potentilla tormentilla, formerly Tormentilla officinalis. The stem is slender, the leaves three-foliolate, more rarely five-foliolate; the petals usually four in place of the normal five of other Potentillas. Abundant on heaths, copses, and dry pastures, flowering from June to September. The rootstock, which is very astringent, is used for tanning.
Toronto
UNIVERSITY OF, an institution for higher education, at Toronto, Canada; founded as King's College in 1827. It assumed its present title in 1849. It has a medical school, an agricultural college, a college of dentistry, pharmacy, music, practical science, veterinary science, ence, etc. There are about 5,000 students and about 400 instructors.