tath

Tath

Tath\, obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Ta, to take.

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Tath is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Webster's Revised

Tath

Tath\, n. [Prov. E.; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ta? dung, ta?a the grass of a manured pasture, te?ja to manure. [root]58. Cf. Ted.]

1. Dung, or droppings of cattle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

2. The luxuriant grass growing about the droppings of cattle in a pasture. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Tath

Tath\, v. t. To manure (land) by pasturing cattle on it, or causing them to lie upon it. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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