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Hunting, hunting, high and low, Where do the caps and "tammies" go?

From A Jolly Jingle-Book by Chandler, Laura

We are not told the prices of tammies or durants, romals or molletons, cades or shalloons, but we are always carefully informed that they may be had at the lowest prices.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

“Oh, do you?” said the vicar, wondering whether there was any connection between temse and tammies or tammy cloth.

From The Parson O' Dumford by Fenn, George Manville