One who collects tribute or taxes. … [Read more...] about TOLLER
TOMBSTONE AD
Slang for a newspaper advertisement for the sale or offering of stock, said to resemble the general appearance of a tombstone. … [Read more...] about TOMBSTONE AD
TOOL
The usual meaning of the word 'tool' is "an instrument of manual operation ;" that is, an instrument to be used and managed by the hand instead of being moved and controlled by machinery. Lovewell v; Westchester F. Ins. Co., 124 Mass. 420, 26 Am, Rep. 671. … [Read more...] about TOOL
TONNAGE-RENT
When the rent reserved by a mining lease or the like consists of a royalty on every ton of minerals gotten in the mine, it is often called a ''tonnage-rent'" There is generally a dead rent in addition. Sweet … [Read more...] about TONNAGE-RENT
TOLLERE
Lat. In the civil law. To lift up or raise; to elevate; to build up. … [Read more...] about TOLLERE