tog

[ tog ]

noun

1. a coat.
2. Usually togs. clothes.

verb (used with object)

, togged, tog·ging.

1. to dress (often followed by out or up ).

tog

¹

/ tɒɡ /

noun

1. 1. a unit of thermal resistance used to measure the power of insulation of a fabric, garment, quilt, etc. The tog-value of an article is equal to ten times the temperature difference between its two faces, in degrees Celsius, when the flow of heat across it is equal to one watt per m²
   2. ( as modifier )

      tog-rating

tog

²

/ tɒɡ /

verb

1. often foll byup or out to dress oneself, esp in smart clothes

noun

1. See togs

Word History and Origins

Origin of tog¹

1775–85; apparently short for earlier cant togeman ( s ), togman cloak, coat, equivalent to toge ( late Middle English < Latin toga toga ) + -man ( s ) obsolete cant suffix < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of tog¹

C20: arbitrary coinage from tog ¹(noun)

Origin of tog²

C18: probably short for obsolete cant togemans coat, from Latin toga toga + -mans, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

But since the ransomware shutdown in mid-February, the TOG has not been doing that kind of real-time collection, which people familiar with the situation said has had a major impact on fugitive-finding efforts.

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Some within the Marshals have complained for years that the TOG is too unsupervised and secretive, a cowboy arm of a law enforcement agency.

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The problem began in early February, when the TOG’s computer system was breached.

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In the case of the TOG system, the network has existed outside regular Justice Department computer systems for years, unnoticed in the open, crowded internet.

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Other law enforcement officials describe the TOG as full of technical wizards unencumbered by red tape, whose skills at data extraction and surveillance to find and track targets are a model not just for law enforcement, but also for the military.

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