n. 1. Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Tommy is used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy master, tommy-store, tommy-shop, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Same as Tommy Atkins; -- a shortened form. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

prop. n. Any white regular soldier of the British army; also, such soldiers collectively; -- said to be fictitious name inserted in the models given to soldiers to guide them in filling out account blanks, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]