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Tommy
Pronunciation : Tom"my
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance. [Slang,Eng.]
2. A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money. [Slang, Eng.]
Note: Tommy is used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy master, tommy-store,tommy-shop,etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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