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tat

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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), tat⋅ted, tat⋅ting.
to do, or make by, tatting.
Origin:
1900–05; back formation from tatting
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tat 1   (tāt)   
intr. & tr.v.   tat·ted, tat·ting, tats
To do tatting or produce (something) by tatting.

[Probably back-formation from tatting.]
tat 2 also TAT   (tāt)   
n.  A gene in the AIDS virus that stimulates the host cell to replicate genetic components of the virus.

[t(rans)a(c)t(ivator) (gene).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
tat

  1. n.
    a tattoo. : Nice tats!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

tat  (v.)
1882, "to do tatting," back-formation from tatting.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: TAT
Function: abbreviation
thematic apperception test
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

TAT abbr.
Thematic Apperception Test

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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