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tatt en · NOUN · etymology 1

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  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of tattoo.
    alt of tattoo

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tatt en · NOUN · etymology 2

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  1. (UK, archaic, slang) A die, especially one that is loaded.
    • "Oh," said Killigrew, "you had the wit not to give yourselves out for sharpers?" "Yes, sir; we used common dice; not tatts." "You'd best keep the tatts till he's drunk," said Killigrew drily, "for I think you'll find my lord has a head on his shoulders when he's sober." 1897, Frances Heath Freshfield, The Wrothams of Wrotham Court, page 73:

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tatt en · NOUN · etymology 3

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  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of tatty (“kind of woven mat or screen”).
    alt of tatty

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