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 288 Many a happy wedding has resulted from the opportunity afforded for selection on  Taking Day  in Clowance Park. The Cornishman, Talch. Bran. It is a Celtic Cornish word. Talafat. ^' A raised alcove for a bed." M.A.C. Tallack. A garret. Polwhele. (Tallic. Pryce.) Tallet. A stable loft. In Celtic Cornish tallic means, that which is placed high, a garret. Tam. It is a 'Celtic Cornish word, and means, a morsel, a piece, a jot, a bit. Tame furze, i.e., short furze. Carew, Tamlyn. A miner's tool. U.J.T. Tamp. To beat or ram down, as of powder into a hole in blasting rocks. Tamping. Material used in blasting. Tamping iron. A tool for ramming down blasting materials in a hole for blasting. Tammy. A straining sieve. Tammy cloth. A loosely woven tissue for a straining cloth. Tang. See Twang. Tantra-bobus, or Tantrum-bobus. Term ap- plied to a noisy, playful child. '' Oh ! you tantra- bobus ! " Tap. The sole of a boot or shoe. Also the iron (or other metal) ^^ scute" of the heel, "heeltap." To tap^ i.e., to sole a shoe or boot.