Tellisford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Mandip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8055).

OriginOld English tæfle →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Mandip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8055).

Origin

  1. Old Englishtæfle“chess-board”
  2. EnglishTellisford

From Old English tæfle (“chess-board”), a term used in a topographical sense and perhaps implying a plateau, + ford (“ford”).

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APA

Tellisford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tellisford

MLA

“Tellisford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tellisford. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tellisford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tellisford.

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