Table,
piece of furniture.
Table,
list, of times, scores, multipliers etc.
Put the table on the table.
Tablet,
a small pill, often medicinal.
Tablet,
memorial stone, a block of stone or wood with often
carved or written script.
Best take a tablet before you lift the tablet.
Tacks,
pins or small nails.
Tax,
dues, levies.
Tags,
labels.
She used tacks to tack the tax tags.
Tails,
extensions of backbone, end pieces.
Tales,
stories.
Tails,
evening wear.
Tallies,
accounts.
Talons,
sharp claws.
Talents,
attributes.
Talents,
ancient coinage.
Tall boy,
gangly youth.
Tallboy,
wardrobe with drawers.
The tall boy hid in the tallboy.
Tan,
colour, light brown.
Tan,
to lie in the sun.
Tan,
beat.
Tan, Black &
(sl) Military force Northern Ireland, 1920's/30's.
Tan,
to cure leather.
Tangent,
something to do with geometry.
Tan gent,
dusky man.
Tanner,
old sixpence, now 2.5p.
Tanner,
leather worker.
George the tanner earned a tanner a day.
Tap,
turncock, faucett.
Tap,
light rap or knock.
Tart,
bitter.
Tart,
(sl) girl, prostitute.
Tart,
open sweet pie.
"Oo," said the tart, "This tart's tart."
Tartar,
tribe from Central Asia, possibly with discoloured teeth.
Tartar,
deposit on teeth.
Tartar,
strong willed person.
Tartan,
what Scotsmen wear.
Tartar sauce,
not made from stewed Asians;
or even rudeness from same; but capers.
Tartar steak,
raw steak.
Ta ta,
(sl) goodbye.
Ta,
(sl) thank you. possibly from British troops
in Napoleonic War in Spain. Spanish for,
that's it, it's correct, etc., esta, ta is probably
a shortening of this.
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