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tam

[tam]

Origin:
by shortening

tam-o'-shan⋅ter

[tam-uh-shan-ter, tam-uh-shan-ter]
–noun
a cap of Scottish origin, usually made of wool, having a round, flat top that projects all around the head and has a pompon at its center.
Also called tam.


Origin:
1880–85; named after the hero of Tam O'Shanter (1791), poem by Robert Burns
tam   (tām)   
n.  A tam-o'-shanter.
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