“He mud know they wor o’ arrant taggelts an’ taistrels.”
Rev. T. Clarke. Johnny Shippard.
Taistrel, C, a good for nothing.
“Yae son proved a taistrel an’ brak up i’ Lunnon.”
Anderson. The Twee Auld Men.
Taws, S, a strap of thick leather slit into several tails; an implement of punishment in Scottish schools.
“Never use the taws when a gloom ’ill do the turn.”
Proverb.
Tawtie, or Tawtit, S, roughly matted (applied to hair or wool).
“Nae tautit tyke, though ne’er sae duddy.”