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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as tonka-bean.

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Examples

  • The ambery notes are from the tonka, which is powdery and bittersweet, and the agarwood keeps an underlying feeling of cleanliness and freshness.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Ayala Sender 2007

  • The ambery notes are from the tonka, which is powdery and bittersweet, and the agarwood keeps an underlying feeling of cleanliness and freshness.

    Ayala's 2006 Interview on PerfumeCritic.com Ayala Sender 2007

  • The almond essence kind of mimics the coumarin notes of tonka which is really not good for consumption use.

    Hanami Perfume Launch @ Blunda Natural Botanical Perfume Exhibition #2 Ayala Sender 2009

  • The almond essence kind of mimics the coumarin notes of tonka which is really not good for consumption use.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Ayala Sender 2009

  • Tonquin mixture is, in fact, a reference to the principal ingredient, i.e. the tonka bean.

    Seal's of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land 2009

  • Velvet Dogs Playing Poker: Smooth wood, sweet pipe smoke, tonka, and Irish coffee.

    Friday! misshallelujah 2009

  • There were more experiments—they tried shaving tonka bean over the gnocchi before resorting to standard truffles—but two days later the gnocchi were going out with butter, Parmesan, and truffles, a barely reinterpreted rendition of the classic pumpkin ravioli.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • There were more experiments—they tried shaving tonka bean over the gnocchi before resorting to standard truffles—but two days later the gnocchi were going out with butter, Parmesan, and truffles, a barely reinterpreted rendition of the classic pumpkin ravioli.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • Tonquin mixture is, in fact, a reference to the principal ingredient, i.e. the tonka bean.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • I'd try to memorize every crack in the concrete, the little dog prints by the bridge pavement, the L.A. river I'd cross, the hideous tonka-toy construct next to my friend Edward's apartment, even the short-lived dandelions were not missed.

    Catherine Meek: Evicted 2010

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  • Brand name of toy trucks and other construction vehicles.

    December 9, 2006