Showing results for Tooke. Search instead for Tooth+key.

Tooke

American

[took] / tʊk /

noun

(John) Horne 1736–1812, English politician and philologist.

Tooke British

/ tʊk /

noun

John Horne, original name John Horne. 1736–1812, British radical, who founded (1771) the Constitutional Society to press for parliamentary reform: acquitted (1794) of high treason. He also wrote the philological treatise The Diversions of Purley (1786)

"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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"I am therefore happy to reassure councillor Tooke, all members of this council and local residents that Cheltenham cannot lose its spa town status," added Mr Wilkinson.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023

In 2018, Shane Tooke decided his city was getting crowded and began looking for a place in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022

Screenwriter Wes Tooke has apparently never seen a cliche he didn’t want to embrace.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2019

Directed by Roland Emmerich, from a screenplay by Wes Tooke.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2019

We know that Halley’s wife was Mary Tooke, and that the wedding took place in St James’ Church, in Duke Place, London.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023