t 1 a 1 t 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 d 2 e 1 m 3 a 1 l 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
14 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
adjective worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
adjective in deplorable condition
originFirst attested circa 1608. An early spelling was tatter-de-mallion, rhymed with Italian. The first part of the word is tatter; the origin of the second part is uncertain; Ebenezer Cobham Brewer suggested it might be from de maillot (“shirt”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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