Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A skin tent or shelter used by the Indians of the pampas region of South America.
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Examples
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At other times the traveller prefers the open air; and sits or reclines upon the roof of the toldo, which is constructed of sufficient strength to bear his weight.
Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Mayne Reid 1850
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A commodious cabin, or "toldo," was constructed on the raft, built of palm and bamboos, and thatched with the broad leaves of the bussu.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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The little "toldo," or cabin, was not large enough to swing a hammock in.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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A commodious cabin, or "toldo," was constructed on the raft, built of palm and bamboos, and thatched with the broad leaves of the bussu.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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"toldo," or cabin, was not large enough to swing a hammock in.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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I gave him your info and toldo him to contact you.
Bollywood's Bad Boy Angie 2005
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The murderess of her four children -- the woman who could see the skull of her own boy kicking about the _toldo_ for days, and watch it finally cracked up and eaten by the dogs.
Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America G. Whitfield Ray
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At the death of any member, the _toldo_ in which he lived is burnt, all his possessions are destroyed, and the people go into mourning.
Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America G. Whitfield Ray
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This Indian _toldo_ consists of three large wigwams, in which live about eighty of the most degraded aborigines to be found on earth.
Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America G. Whitfield Ray
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An ironwood club is kept in each _toldo_ for this gruesome work.
Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America G. Whitfield Ray
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