tatter
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tatter¹
- /ˈtætə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”).
noun tatters
- A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing. You can’t – you shan’t – you don’t – you won’t – you thing of rag and tatter, O!
verb tatters · tattering · tattered
- To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding.
- To fall into tatters.
tatter²
- /ˈtætə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From tat + -er.
noun tatters
- A person engaged in tatting.
tatter³
- /ˈtætə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From tat (“origin unknown”) + -er (“frequentative suffix”). Compare tattle.
verb tatters · tattering · tattered
- To go at great speed. “Well, away they wint tattherin’ along the road, makin’ the fire fly out o’ the stones at no rate. So whin I seen they'd no eyes, I knew it was onpossible they could ivir see me, so up I got out o’ the ditch, and afther thim wid me along the road as fast as ivir I culd lay fut to ground.”
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Talk about this word "tatter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tatter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tatter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tatter "tatter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tatter.Cite this
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title = {tatter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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