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Tammy - What does it mean?

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tammy

English

(wikipedia tammy)

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain; compare obsolete French tamise (but if there was borrowing, it's unclear in which direction).

Noun

(tammies)
  • A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) tamis, assimilated to Etymology 1, above.

    Noun

    (tammies)
  • A sieve, or strainer; a tamis.

    • Etymology 3

    Shortened from (tammy shanter).

    Noun

    (tammies)
  • A tam o’shanter hat.

    • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.