tattersall

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noun

A fabric pattern containing squares of dark lines on a light background.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

tattersall1

nountattersall (countable and uncountable, plural tattersalls)

plural tattersalls

  1. countableuncountableA fabric pattern containing squares of dark lines on a light background.

Tattersall2

proper nounTattersall (plural Tattersalls)

plural Tattersalls

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

tattersall · noun

From an English place name.

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Tattersall · proper noun

Habitational surname from Tattershall, in Lincolnshire, named from the Old English personal name Tathere + healh (“corner, nook”).

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Cite this entry
APA

tattersall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tattersall

MLA

“tattersall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tattersall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tattersall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tattersall.

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