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TO'SSING, s. Violent commotion. 
Dire was the tossing, deep the groans: Despair 
Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch. Milton, 
TO'SSPOT, s. A toper and drunkard.— Tosspots still 
had drunken head. Shakspeare. 
TOST, preterite and part. pass, of toss.— In a troubled 
sea of passion tost. Milton. 
TOST, or Toschek, a small town of Prussian Silesia; 28 
miles south-east of Oppeln, and 20 west-north-west of Beu- 
then. Population 800. 
TOSTA, a river of Guatimala, in the province of Nicara¬ 
gua, which enters the Pacific ocean, in lat. 12. 30. S. 
TOSTAR, a name sometimes given to Suster, or Shuster; 
which see. 
TOSTO, a cape on the north coast of Spain. Lat. 43. 
13. N. long. 9. 10. W. 
TOSZ, a small but rapid river of the Swiss canton of 
Zurich, which falls into the Rhine; 2 miles south-east of 
Eglisau. On its banks stands a large village of the same 
name. 
TOT A, a lake of New Granada, in the province of Tunja, 
on the top of a mountain desert. It is of a circular figure, 
and nearly six leagues in circumference. 
TOTA, a settlement of New Granada, in the province of 
Tunja, containing 300 families, and 200 Indians. 
TOTAL, adj. [totus, Lat.; total, Fr.] Whole; com¬ 
plete; full. 
They set and rise; 
Lest total darkness should by night regain 
Her old possession, and extinguish life. Milton. 
Whole; not divided. 
Either to undergo 
Myself the total crime; or to accuse 
My other self, the partner of my life. Milton. 
TOTALITY, s. [totalite, Fr.] Complete sum; whole 
quantity.—Identity, diversity; possibility, act; totality, 
parts, &c„ are but wise cautions against ambiguities "of 
speech. Bacon. 
TOTALLY, ado. Wholly ; fully; completely.—The 
sound interpreters expound this image of God, of natural 
reason ; which, if it be totally or mostly defaced, the right 
of government doth cease. Bacon. 
TO'TALNESS, s. Entireness. 
TOTANA, a town of the south-east of Spain, in Murcia. 
It is situated on the great road through Murcia, leading from 
Andalusia into Valencia, and contain^ 8200 inhabitants; 15 
miles east-north-east of Lorca. Lat. 37. 45. N. long. 1. 
16. W. 
TOTAVTMANCHA, a small river of Brazil, in the pro¬ 
vince of Pernambuco, which enters the Atlantic. 
To TOTE. See To Toot. 
TOTEOLMALOYA, a settlement of Mexico, in the in¬ 
tendancy of Mexico, containing 128 families of Indians. 
TOTHAN, Great and Little, adjoining parishes of 
England, in Essex; 3 miles north-north-east of Maldon. 
Population 788. 
TOTHEA, a river of Wales, in Cardiganshire, which runs 
into the Pescotter, in Rescob forest. 
T’OTHER, contracted for the other .— As bad the one 
as t'other. Farnaby. 
TOTHIL, a parish of England, in Lincolnshire; 3| miles 
north-west of Alford. 
TOTILA, king of the Ostrogoths in Italy, was a com¬ 
mander of the Gothic garrison at Trevigo, and upon the 
deposition and murder of his uncle Eraric, was chosen to 
succeed him A.D. 541. See Goth. 
TOTLEY, a township of England, in Derbyshire; 8 miles 
north-west-by-north of Chesterfield. 
TOTMA, a small town in the north-east of European 
Russia, in the government of Vologda, on the river Suchona. 
It contains2400 inhabitants; 92 miles north-east of Vologda. 
Lat. 60. 8. N. long. 42. 41. 15. E. 
TOTNELL, a hamlet of England, in the parish of Yet- 
minster, Dorsetshire. 
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TOTNES, a market town of England, in the county of 
Devon, beautifully situated on the river Dart, from the bridge 
over which it extends up a hill, three quarters of a mile in 
length, stretching along its brow, and commanding a fine 
view of the winding stream and the country in its vicinity, 
but sheltered at the same time by higher grounds on every side. 
Many of the houses have piazzas in front, and the higher 
stories project over the lower ones, according to the fashion 
of ancient times. The town was formerly surrounded by a 
wall, and had four gates; the east and north gateways are 
now standing. The corporation consists of a mayor, recorder, 
13 burgomasters or assistants, and about 70 common-council- 
men. It sends two members to parliament, and the first re¬ 
turn was made in the 23d of Edward I. The right of elec¬ 
tion is vested in the corporation. There is only one weekly 
market held here, on Saturday; and in lieu of the weekly 
market on Tuesday, a monthly market is established the first 
Tuesday in every month, which market is considered the 
finest for cattle in the west of England. Totnes had origi¬ 
nally four chartered annual fairs; but two only are now 
held, viz., on the 12th of May and the 28th of October. 
The town contains 356 houses, and 3125 inhabitants; 24 
miles south-south-west of Exeter, and 196 west by-south of 
London. Lat. 50. 25. N. long. 3 40. W. 
TOTOLTEPEC, a settlement of Mexico, in the intendan¬ 
cy of Mexico, containing 233 Indian families. 
TOTOLZINTLA, a settlement of Mexico, containing 120 
Indian families. 
TOTOMEHUACAN, a settlement of Mexico, in the in¬ 
tendancy of Puebla de los Angeles, containing 460 families 
of Indians, and 60 of Spaniards, mulattoes, &c. 
TOTON, or Toueton, a hamlet of England, in Notting¬ 
hamshire ; 5 miles south-west-by-west of Nottingham. 
TOTORAL, a lake of Quito, in the province of Quito, 
and near the lake of the same name. 
TOTORAL, an island on the coast of Chili, in the pro¬ 
vince of Coquimbo. Lat. 29. 20. S. 
TOTORAL, a town of South America, in the province of 
Cordova ; 54 miles north of Cordova. 
TOTORAL, a small island in the Pacific ocean, near the 
coast of Chili. Lat. 29.20. S. 
TOTORKOW, or Tuturkai, a small town of European 
Turkey, in Romania, with a small castle on a hill, on the 
Danube; 24 miles west of Silistria. 
TOTRUSCH, a small town of European Turkey, in Mol¬ 
davia, situated on the river Totrusch; 110 miles south of 
Jassy. 
TOTTENHAM, a populous village in Middlesex. 
TOTTENHILL, a parish of England, in Norfolk; 6 miles 
north-north-east of Market Downham. 
To TOTTER, v. n. [touteren , Teut. to tremble ; tittra, 
Icel. the same.] To shake so as to threaten a fall; to stagger. 
What news, in this our tottering state? 
—It is a reeling world indeed, my lord; 
And I believe will never stand upright. Shakspeare. 
TOTTERIDGE, a parish of England, in Hertfordshire, 
situated on the ridge of a hill; 11 miles north-north-west of 
St. Paul’s, London. * 
TOTTERNHOE, or Toternal, a parish of England, 
in Bedfordshire; 2 miles west-south-west of Dunstable. 
TOTTERY, or To'tty, adj. Shaking; unsteady; 
dizzy. Neither of these words is used, except in vulgar 
language : as totty-headcd lot giddy-headed 
Siker thy head very tot tie is. 
So on thy corbe shoulder it leans amisse. Spenser. 
TOTTINGTON, High and Low, adjoining townships 
of England, in Lancashire; 5 miles north-north-west of Bury. 
Population of the former, 1556 ; of the latter, 5917. 
TOTTINGTON, a parish of England, in Norfolk; 4 
miles south-south-west of Watton. 
TOVARRA, a small town in the south-east of Spain, si¬ 
tuated in a fertile valley, and containing 3000 inhabitants; 
53 miles north-north-west of Murcia. 
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