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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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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.

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tat¹ (tæt)

—vb , tats, tatting, tatted
	to make (something) by tatting

[C19: of unknown origin]

tat² (tæt)

—n
1.	tatty articles or a tatty condition
2.	tasteless articles
3.	a tangled mass

[C20: back formation from tatty]

tat³ (tæt)

—n
	short for tattoo

tat⁴ (tæt)

—n
	See tit for tat

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Word Origin & History

tat

1882, "to do tatting," back-formation from tatting.

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tat definition

n.
a tattoo. : Nice tats!

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