Toomer
[ too-mer ]
/ ˈtu mər /
noun
Jean,1894–1967,
U.S. writer.
Definition for toomer (2 of 2)
toom
[ toom ]
/ tum /
adjective
empty; vacant.
verb (used with object)
to empty or drain (a vessel), especially by drinking the contents.
Origin of toom
before 900; Middle English
tome (adj.), Old English
tōm; cognate with Old Norse
tōmr
Example sentences from the Web for toomer
Mrs. Toomer's got influenza again—luckily, so of course we shall be just twelve.
Toomer, the under-keeper, went with him to the place, accompanied by a bloodhound.
Anecdotes of Dogs |Edward Jesse"Then he wouldn't be a rich man like that," said Mr. Toomer.
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman |H. G. (Herbert George) Wells