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TATHIS, _s. pl._ Fragments.
_Sir Gawan._
Isl. _taet-a_, lacerare; _tet-ur_, tatters, shreds.
TATTER-WALLOPS, _s. pl._ Fluttering rags, S.
TATTY, TATt.i.t, TAWTED, _adj._ Matted.
Isl. _taatt-a_, to tease wool.
_Doug._
TAVART, _s._ A short coat without sleeves.
V. ~Talbart~.
TAUCHEY, _adj._ Greasy, S.
V. ~Taulch~.
TAUCHT, _pret. v._ Gave, committed.
_Barbour._
S. _Betaucht_, abbreviated, q. v.
TAUDY, TOWDY, _s._
1. A child, Aberd.
Isl. _tata_, a baby, or puppet.
2. Podex, Perths.
_Gl. Everg._
~Taudy-fee~, _s._ Fine paid for having a child in b.a.s.t.a.r.dy.
_Forbes._
TAULCH, TAUGH, _s._ Tallow, S. _tauch_.
_Acts Ja. I._
Belg. _talgh_, Su. G. Germ. _talg_, id.
TAUPIE, TAWPIE, _s._ A foolish woman; generally as implying the idea of inaction and slovenliness, S.
_Ramsay._
Su. G. _tapig_, simple, foolish; Dan. _taabe_, a fool.
_To_ TAW, _v. n._ To lay hold of, to tumble about.
_Gl. Sibb._
Su. G. _tae-ja_, Isl. _tae-a_, carpere lanam.
_To_ TAW, _v. a._
1. To make tough by kneading, Ang.
2. To work, like mortar, Ang.
Teut. _touw-en_, depsere.
TAW, _s._ The point of a whip, S.
V. ~Tawis~.
TAWAN, _s._ Reluctance, hesitation, Ang.
Isl. _tauf_, _toef_, mora; _tef-ia_, morari, impedire.
TAWBERN, TAWBURN, _s._ The tabour or tabret.
V. ~Talbrone~.
_Doug._
TAWIE, _adj._ Tame, tractable, S. O.
_Burns._
