Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tuballoy.
Examples
-
One morning during WWII, chemists working in a government laboratory in Chicago got the word that they were not to say "uranium" anymore, but instead the code word "tuballoy."
-
The natural uranium that went into the plants by the boxcar-load was code-named "tuballoy"; the enriched uranium that came out by the ounce was called "oralloy."
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
-
The natural uranium that went into the plants by the boxcar-load was code-named "tuballoy"; the enriched uranium that came out by the ounce was called "oralloy."
The Secret City 2007
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.