n. [ Hind. &tsdot_;ā&tsdot_;. ] Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, or jute. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Hind. &tsdot_;a&tsdot_;&tsdot_;ū. ] (Zool.) A pony. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From the native name. ] (Zool.) A South American tinamou (Crypturus tataupa). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. tache spot. See Techy. ] A spot or stain; also, a trick. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To manure (land) by pasturing cattle on it, or causing them to lie upon it. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prov. E.; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. tað dung, taða the grass of a manured pasture, teðja to manure. √58. Cf. Ted. ]
obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Ta, to take. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Tatouay. ] (Zool.) The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou. ] (Zool.) An armadillo (Xenurus unicinctus), native of the tropical parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long; the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called also
n. [ Cf. Tatouay. ] (Zool.) The peba. [ 1913 Webster ]