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Tammy

noun

(pl. tammies)

Plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains.

A woolen cap of Scottish origin. Synonyms: tam, tam-o'-shanter.

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"Tammy" Quotes from Famous Books

... them with stunted gates, which it is commoner to step over than, to open, have been formed to reach these dwellings, but in winter they are running streams, and then the best way to reach a house such as that of Tammy Mealmaker the wright, pronounced wir-icht, is over a broken dyke and a pig-sty. Tammy, who died a bachelor, had been soured in his youth by a disappointment in love, of which he spoke but seldom. She lived far away in ...

— Auld Licht Idyls • J.M. Barrie

... in a state of great alarm. She ran from one person to another, wringing her hands and sobbing, "Oh! we'll be ruined—we'll a' be ruined!" In her distress she thought of Telford, in whom she had great confidence, and called out, "Oh! where's Tammy Telfer— where's Tammy?" He was immediately sent for. It was evening, and he was soon found at the house of Miss Pasley. When he came running up, Tibby exclaimed, "Oh, Tammy! they've been on the brig, and they say its shakin'! It 'll be doon!" "Never you heed them, Tibby," said Telford, clapping ...

— The Life of Thomas Telford by Smiles • Samuel Smiles

Words linked to "Tammy" : cap, fabric, cloth, material, textile