tallet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tallet
Welsh taflod , from Late Latin tābulata flooring
Example Sentences
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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
The wall of the tallet is of stone and is very old; the roof is tiled.
From Wildflowers of the Farm by Cooke, Arthur Owens
Ay, ay, that he can, replied his lordship; for, by my saul, mon, he and I have stolen many a dog, and lain in many a hay tallet, in our youthful days.
I was tired to death," he said, "and crep' up into the tallet at master's, and went to sleep.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
"I've been nowhere but up in the tallet at master's," replied Jim.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
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