tomos, cutting) – rachitome rachis, spine), tonsillotome tonsilla), urethretome ourethra). Tortoise hell: Horny (or artificial) plate from a turtle that was used in 19th century instruments.
ToME is a very popular Angband variant believed to be perpetrated by DarkGod. Its homepage is at http://www.t-o-m-e.net/, it was formerly known as PernAngband. ToME stands for "Troubles of Middle Earth". Since ToME has so many features differing from Angband, it is sometimes discussed wheter it should be called a variant at all.