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Toque vs Poop - What's the difference?

toque | poop |

As nouns the difference between toque and poop

is that toque is a type of hat with no brim while poop is the stern of a ship.

As a verb poop is

to break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.

toque

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* touque

Noun

(en noun)
  • A type of hat with no brim.
  • * 1903 —Janet Elder Rait, Alison Howard , Archibald Constable & Co., page 273,
    • "Because Esmé said she was going out this afternoon to choose a new toque , and she hoped I should like it, and I’m not quite sure what it is, or where she'll wear it. Do you mind explaining?"
    "Not at all. A toque is that which if it had strings would be a bonnet, and if it had brim, would be a hat. It is worn on the head."
    "Thanks, now I know where I am," said the vicar of St. Machars, with a sigh of relief.
  • * 1932 —Vyvyan Holland, translator, The Strange River by Julien Green, Harper & Brothers, page 180,
    • She drank a glass of wine mixed with water, took off her felt toque and her shoes, and slid beneath the red eiderdown.
  • * 1957 —,
    • In a dressing-gown, a stiff toque on his head, a large blood-stained handkerchief over his face, a whistle hanging from his neck, a rug over his knees, thick socks on his feet, Hamm seems to be asleep.
  • (specifically) A tall white hat with no brim of the sort worn by chefs
  • * 1999 —Michael Ruhlman, The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America , Owl Books, ISBN 0805061738, page 154,
    • Chef Felder was in her early forties, slender, with short wavy brown hair, almost all of which could be contained within her toque .
  • * 2000 —Jerrilyn Farmer, Killer Wedding , HarperCollins, ISBN 0380795981, page 103,
    • When I came to the back of a man's head, wearing a toque , I knew I'd spotted my quarry.
    "Chef Reynoso?"
  • * 2004 —Laura Levine, Killer Blonde , Kensington Books, ISBN 0758201621, page 114,
    • Minutes later, a red-faced man in a chef's toque approached our table.
  • (by extension, informal) A chef.
  • * 2007 —October, Nicole Berrie, "Green Eggs and Sam", in , page 360,
    • Sam Mason first grabbed the spotlight as the pastry chef ... for being the most rock 'n' roll toque in town.
  • A variety of bonnet monkey; (toque macaque), .

    • Etymology 2

    1871. Assimilated from tuque.

    Alternative forms

    * tuque (Canada)

    Noun

    (Tuque) (en noun)
  • (Canada) A knitted hat, usually conical but of varying shape, often woollen, and sometimes topped by a pom-pom or tassel.
  • * 1998 , Douglas Coupland, Girlfriend in a Coma , ch 1:
    • Such is the demented nature of the universe that I was too weak to properly respond to my being hit on by carloads of Betties and Veronicas—all except for the cheeky Cheryl Anderson who gave me ‘manual release’ the day I lost my eye-brows, followed by a flood of tears and the snapping of Polaroids in which I wear a knit toque . Gush gush.
    Synonyms
    * beanie * knit cap * stocking cap * watch cap

    See also

    * winter hat * winter toque * wool hat

    References

    * * * * * *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    poop

    English

    Etymology 1

    Recorded since circa 1405, from (etyl) poupe, from (etyl) poppa, from (etyl) puppis, all meaning "stern of a ship".

    Noun

  • The stern of a ship.
  • * (seeCites)
    • Derived terms
    * poop deck
    Synonyms
    * stern
    Antonyms
    * bow

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.
  • * We were pooped within hailing of the quay and were nearly sunk.
  • To embark a ship over the stern.

    • Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain, possibly from (etyl) poupen.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make a short blast on a horn
  • (obsolete) To break wind.
  • To defecate.
    • His horse pooped right in the middle of the parade.

    Noun

  • (often, childish) Excrement.
  • * The dog took a poop on the grass.
  • The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically low pitch.
    • 2001 , , Thomas the tank engine collection : a unique collection of stories from the railway series - p. 157 - Egmont Books, Limited, Aug 15, 2001
    Two minutes passed - five - seven- ten. "Poop'! ' Poop !" Everyone knew that whistle, and a mighty cheer went up as the Queen's train glided into the station.
  • (US, dated) information, facts.
    • Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * pooper * pooper scooper * poopsicle * YouTube poop

    Etymology 3

    * Recorded in World War II (1941) Army slang poop sheet "up to date information", itself of uncertain origin, perhaps toilet paper referring to etymology 2.

    Noun

    (-)
  • A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.
  • * Here’s the info paper with the poop on that carburetor.

    • Etymology 4

    Origin uncertain, perhaps sound imitation.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tire, exhaust. Often used with out .
  • * I'm pooped from working so hard
  • * He pooped out a few strides from the finish line.

    • Etymology 5

    Origin uncertain, perhaps a shortening of nincompoop.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slothful person.
  • * Hurry up, you old poop !

    • Anagrams

    * English palindromes