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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread tatterdemalion #144824 07/06/2005 12:53 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Encountered tatterdemalion in my readings today. Not familiar with the word I, of course, hurried to http://OneLook.com and found it to mean ragamuffin, a person in tattered clothing. The interesting thing is the etymology is given as origin unknown. Except for the Pocket OE which says tatter is, of course, the root, but that the "ending is unexplained." demalion Any theories? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted tatterdemalion WhitmanO'Neill 07/06/2005 12:53 AM Re: tatterdemalion Father Steve 07/06/2005 4:33 AM Re: tatterdemalion AlimaeHP 07/06/2005 2:59 PM glitterdemalion plutarch 07/09/2005 9:54 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,305 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,153 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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