tapsal-teerie

[ tap-suhl-teer-ee ]

adverbScot.
  • Also tap·sie-tee·rie [tap-see-teer-ee]. /ˈtæp siˈtɪər i/.

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British Dictionary definitions for tapsalteerie

tapsalteerie

/ (ˈtæpsəlˈtiːrɪ) /


adjective, adverb, noun
  1. Scot topsy-turvy

Origin of tapsalteerie

1
C17: of uncertain origin

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