town-talk

  • 1Town talk — Town Town, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune},… …

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  • 2town talk — /town tawk / for 1; /town tawk / for 2 1. the usual talk, gossip, or rumors, as in a village or town. 2. the subject of gossip, rumor, or the like: They ve been the town talk ever since their elopement. [1535 45] * * * …

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  • 3town talk — noun 1. : the common talk of a place (as a city or town) : public gossip disregarded the rumor as mere town talk the only real evidence is the town talk J.A.Froude 2. : the matter (as the subject or object) of public gossip was town …

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  • 4town-talk — n. Topic of common conversation, common talk …

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  • 5town talk — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hearsay, scandal, grapevine*; see gossip 1 , rumor 1 …

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  • 6town-talk — …

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  • 7The Town Talk (Alexandria) — Infobox Newspaper name = The Town Talk (Alexandria) caption = type = Daily newspaper format = Broadsheet foundation = March 17, 1883 owners = Gannett Company headquarters = 1201 Third Street, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA publisher …

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  • 8Town — Town, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune}, {tine}… …

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  • 9Town clerk — Town Town, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune},… …

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  • 10Town cress — Town Town, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune},… …

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