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tattie

(ˈtætɪ) or

tatty

n, pl -ties
(Plants) a Scot or dialect word for potato
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Translations

tattie

, tatty
n (Scot inf) → Kartoffel f
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References in classic literature ?
He described the balls at Government House, and the manner in which they kept themselves cool in the hot weather, with punkahs, tatties, and other contrivances; and he was very witty regarding the number of Scotchmen whom Lord Minto, the Governor-General, patronised; and then he described a tiger-hunt; and the manner in which the mahout of his elephant had been pulled off his seat by one of the infuriated animals.
During the afternoon, Brian and Pauline announced the winners of the popular Tattie Bogle competition, which attracted a huge entry and interest from far and wide.
To celebrate the new funding, the club held an introduction to disabled bowling open evening yesterday, featuring Alex "Tattie" Marshall, a multitime Commonwealth Games medallist.
Family, friends, tattie scones and Maltesers Buttons.
FORGET fancy artichokes and aubergines, the humble tattie is still King of the Veg.
A traditional supper of haggis, neeps, tattie scones and shortbread was served for the occasion at The Beeches Care Home, on Green Lane, Newtown.
Patricia 'Tattie' Licuanan, chair of the Commission on Higher Education, insisted on staying on, reasoning that she had a fixed term and was due to step down from CHEd only in July this year.
There was also tattie scratting, which I only tried once.
The Holmfirth racer is pictured at his fund-raising event held at his father Mark's restaurant, The Toad and Tattie at Victoria, with his new KTM Moto3 bike and his sponsors for the campaign (from left) Mark Jones, Simon Howarth, Lyndon Tyas and Simon Harrison.
A 62-YEAR-OLD Achill woman is making an emotional "tattie hokers" reunion trip to Scotland later this month.
UK pie and pastry manufacturers Strathmore Foods celebrated Burns Day (Thursday 25 January) with the launch of Haggis, Neaps and Tattie Pots, a new frozen ready-made meal.
They're actually tattie bogles, and they've been sprouting up in time for the final of a competition to celebrate the village gala week.