See Also: horal(dictionary)

toff (iou) and horal (iou)


toff (iou)



toff noun & verb. slang. M19.
[Perh. alt. of TUFT noun.]
A. noun.
A well-dressed or smart person; a person of some wealth or social standing. M19.
A person who behaves generously; a loyal or stalwart person. rare. L19.
b. verb trans. & refl. Dress (oneself) up like a toff; dress smartly or expensively. E20.
toffish,
toffy adjectives resembling or characteristic of a toff, stylish, well-to-do L19.

horal (iou)



horal adjective. E18.
[Late Latin horalis, from Latin hora HOUR: see -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to an hour or hours.