Toman vs Topman - What's the difference?

toman | topman |


As nouns the difference between toman and topman

is that toman is while topman is (nautical) the man stationed in the top on a sailing vessel, responsible for the setting of the sails.

toman

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A former currency of Iran.
    • :: The band-roll strung with tomans :: Which proves the veil a Persian woman's :: (Robert Browning, The Flight of the Duchess ) ----

    topman

    English

    Noun

    (topmen)
  • (nautical) The man stationed in the top on a sailing vessel, responsible for the setting of the sails
  • The uppermost sawyer in a sawpit; a topsman.