TATTERDEMALION
Tat`ter*de*mal"ion, n. Etym: [Tatter + OF. desmaillier to break the
meshes of, to tear: cf. OF. maillon long clothes, swadding clothes,
F. maillot. See Tatter, and Mail armor.]
Defn: A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin. L'Estrange.
TATTERSALL'S
Tat"ter*sall's, n.
Defn: A famous horse market in London, established in 1766 by Richard
Tattersall, also used as the headquarters of credit betting on
English horse races; hence, a large horse market elsewhere.
TATTING
Tat"ting, n.
Defn: A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch. Tatting shuttle, the shuttle on which the thread used in tatting is wound.
TATTLE
Tat"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tattled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tattling.]
Etym: [Akin to OE. tateren, LG. tateln, D. tateren to stammer, and
perhaps to E. titter.]
1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat. The tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. Dryden.
2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer; as, a tattling girl.
TATTLE
Tat"tle, n.