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Definition of Tonner
1. Noun. (''in combination'') A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tonner
1. an object having a specified tonnage [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonner
Literary usage of Tonner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"... a tonner Venetian ambassador in London. He studied three and a half years in
Bologna, and in 1733 went to Rome, ..."
2. The Monthly Magazine by Richard Phillips (1800)
"... in the tonner patent. Mr. Crook has alio found, that by mixing volatile alkali
with the common black foap, it is hereby converted into a ..."
3. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1826)
"The tonner of these terms is always employed for two or more persons with regard
to each other ; the latter for a single individual with regard to objects ..."
4. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"The tonner must have been citizens for four and the latter for six years.
Deputies are elected directly, with provision for minority representation, ..."
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