toughy
31toffee — [19] Toffee is one of the mystery words of English. It is an alteration of an earlier taffy [19] (still current in American English), but where that came from is not known. The early 19thcentury spelling toughy suggests that it may have been… …
32toughie — or toughy [tuf′ē] n. pl. toughies Informal 1. a tough person; ruffian 2. a difficult problem or situation …
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