tuny (tun i)

[ Let our modern æsthetes, who sneer at Mozart for being tuny , say what they will. N. and Q., 7th ser., XI. 30. tup (tup), n. [Sc. also tip ; tuppe , tupe , a ram. Cf. LG. tuppen , toppen , pull by the hair.] 1. A ram; the male of the sheep. Nowe putte amonge the shepe thaire tuppes white, Not oonly woolled, but also thair tonge. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 166. 2. In mech. eng in., the ma which forms the striking face of a tilt-, drop-, or steam-ham It is usually so arranged that it can be removed when worn out or broken. Gun Foun mer. dry Board Report, p. 37. tup (tup), v.; pret. and pp. tupped, ppr. tupping. [ II, in trans. 1. Το To copulate, as a ram.-2. To butt, as a ram. [Prov. Eng.] Tupaia (tu-pā'ia), n . [NL. (Sir S. Raffles, 1821), from a native name.] The typical genus of the family Tupaiidæ , the squirrel-shrews, contain IMG:content-1071.jpg:[graphic][merged small] Tupaia ing several species of India, the Malay peninsula, and various Malayan islands. They are pretty little creatures of arboreal habits, with long bushy tails, feeding upon fruits and insects, with the general aspect and manners of squirrels. Some are called banæring and tana. Also written Tupaја, Tupaya.