English Explanatory Dictionary

timmynoggy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rope used on a ship to prevent other lines and riggings tangling with each other.
  2. Given to various strop and toggle gadgets on board ship, used in connection with the upper yards to save time in sail drill.
  3. A device more or less makeshift, to enable something to be done more expeditiously than would be possible in the ordinary way.
  4. Candleholder of iron.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪmɪnɒɡi/

Word forms

timmynoggy timmynoggies timenoguy

Etymology

Probably ultimately based on Old French Old French timon (“tiller”) + English guy.

Synonyms

timenoguy Sticking Tommy
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