tallet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tallet
Welsh taflod , from Late Latin tābulata flooring
Example Sentences
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He had done it once before, and could not get down, and so the tallet was searched.
From Wood Magic A Fable by Jefferies, Richard
Growing between the stones of the wall just by the tallet door is the plant I want to show you now.
From Wildflowers of the Farm by Cooke, Arthur Owens
"I've been nowhere but up in the tallet at master's," replied Jim.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
And our Capt'n posted some on us at top of cellar steps and led the rest on us up the stairs to a kind o' tallet where thuck machine-gun was.
From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by Morgan, John Hartman
Nora had scarcely shown her wisdom in releasing Jim so quickly; but it may be that to keep him longer concealed in the "tallet" was next door to impossible.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
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