tocher

[ tokh-er ]

/ ˈtɒx ər /

Scot. and North England

noun

a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.

verb (used with object)

to provide with a dowry.

Origin of tocher

1490–1500; <Scots Gaelic tochradh; compare MIr tochra payment made to the bride or bride's father by the groom

Words nearby tocher

TOC, Tocantins, toccata, Toch, Tocharian, tocher, toches, tockley, tocky, toco-, tocodynagraph

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Example sentences from the Web for tocher

Beddoe's map, constructed from Gray and Tocher's statistics, clearly indicates the distribution of racial types.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
Highland thieves,' said Jean; 'and 'tis for what tocher they may force from you, James, not for her face.'
Two Penniless Princesses|Charlotte M. Yonge
After all, Jan had been the injured man; he ought to 157 have had some of her tocher down.
Jan Vedder's Wife|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
I thocht that maybe John might hae the poo'er to treat Kaims as my tocher.
Bud|Neil Munro

She knew that William and Peter had quarrelled about the tocher, but still she did not suspect her father.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tocher

tocher

/ (ˈtɒxər) Scot /

noun

a dowry

verb

(tr) to give a dowry to

Word Origin for tocher

C15: from Scottish Gaelic tochradh

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单词	tocher
释义	tocher [ tokh-er ] / ˈtɒx ər / Scot. and North England noun a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family. verb (used with object) to provide with a dowry. Origin of tocher 1490–1500; <Scots Gaelic tochradh; compare MIr tochra payment made to the bride or bride's father by the groom Words nearby tocher TOC, Tocantins, toccata, Toch, Tocharian, tocher, toches, tockley, tocky, toco-, tocodynagraph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tocher Beddoe's map, constructed from Gray and Tocher's statistics, clearly indicates the distribution of racial types. Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane Highland thieves,' said Jean; 'and 'tis for what tocher they may force from you, James, not for her face.' Two Penniless Princesses\|Charlotte M. Yonge After all, Jan had been the injured man; he ought to 157 have had some of her tocher down. Jan Vedder's Wife\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr I thocht that maybe John might hae the poo'er to treat Kaims as my tocher. Bud\|Neil Munro She knew that William and Peter had quarrelled about the tocher, but still she did not suspect her father. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tocher tocher / (ˈtɒxər) Scot / noun a dowry verb (tr) to give a dowry to Word Origin for tocher C15: from Scottish Gaelic tochradh Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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