1630–40; perhaps back formation from obsolete French tamise kind of glossy cloth (taken as plural)
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A gidget is very much like a tammy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mayab, in the Maya language, means a tammy, a sieve.
From Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa by Le Plongeon, Augustus
Rub all the vegetables through a tammy, crushing them well, and then let them boil up again for at least another hour.
From The Belgian Cookbook by Various
When you have finished pounding, rub it through a clean tammy, add the cream, and salt if necessary; give one boil, and serve very hot, putting in the barley that was taken out first.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
If, however, it happens to curdle, strain the sauce through a tammy, add the lemon-juice, and serve.
From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)
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