tater

[ tey-ter ]
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noun
  1. a dialectal variant of potato.

Origin of tater

1
First recorded in 1750–60; by shortening and dialectal substitution of -er for final -o; see feller1

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How to use tater in a sentence

  • Cook Charlies taters will soon be cold as the heart of a mermaid, if you ever dream of sich things.

    Fighting the Sea | Edward A. Rand

British Dictionary definitions for tater

tater

/ (ˈteɪtə) /


noun
  1. a dialect word for potato

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