toey

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toey

(ˈtəʊɪ)

adj

1. (of a person) nervous or anxious

2. (of a person) eager for sexual activity; aroused

3. (Horse Racing) rare (of a horse) eager to race

4. toey as a Roman sandal very anxious

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toey

adj (Austral inf: = nervous) → nervös

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Thailand gears up Shrimp Production to meet demand for value-added products: rising orders from overseas buyers come at a time when more supply is needed to make convenience foods. In 2010 shipments to Spain and China, for first time, topped Canada

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The area around Victory Monument and the Khlong Toey district, the two main areas that had become battlegrounds since Friday last week, have gradually returned to normalcy.

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Hundreds of the red-shirted protesters have gathered on the road in working-class Klong Toey district since Saturday, many suffering gunshot wounds as they confronted nearby troops, hurling petrol bombs, rocks and crude homemade rockets.