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"Then, my lad," said the magistrate, " I think you

fare very well, and have no reason to complain." " But I han,

for t' missis mays tantaddlin tarts, and shoo locks 'em up i' t'

cupboard, and ne'er gies me a bit on 'em."

Sheffield In The Eighteenth Century.

BY

Robert Eadon Leader, B.A.

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Article - Folk Speech of South Cheshire.

Tantaddlin' [taantaad-lin],^ir. adj. unsubstantial; said of con-

fectionery. "A tantaddlin' tart" is a light, delicate tart,

designed to tickle the palate rather than to satisfy the appetite.

The word has generally a depreciatory sense. See following

article.

Tantaddlement [taantaad-lmunt], s. a trifle. The connotation of

this word is exceedingly hard to express. It is often con-

temptuously used of all mere accomplishments, which seem

wanting in solid value, of confectionery as opposed to plain

food, &c.

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"The English dialect dictionary, being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years;" - Google Books

TANTADL1N(G, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Not. Lin.

Lei. War. Hrf. Glo. Also written tantaddlin s.Chs.' ;

and in forms tantaflin Not. ; tantatlin s.Lan.' ; tantat-

lin(g w.Yks. Not. [tantadlin.] 1. A small tart ; an

apple-dumpling ; light delicacies, esp. sweets, in contra-

distinction to more substantial food ; also used attrib.

w.Yks. Tan tadlin's, or owt else, e't paistry way, at wor

wanted, Tom Treddlehoyle E.vliebis/iaii (1857) 13 ; Hl/x. Courier

(July 3, 18971 ; w.Yks.2 'All kinds of tantadlins,' applied to any

small tart made of pastry and jam. nw.Der.i s.Not. She made

cakes an' tantaflin sorts o' things. A bit o' that beef for me ; a

don't care for non o' yer tarts an' tantaflins (J.P.K.). Hrf. An

apple dumpling made in circular form, Bound Provinc. (1876}.

Glo.i

2. Camp. Tantadlintart, (1) a small, light tart; any

kind of dainty ; fancy food ; (2) unpalatable food ; see

below; (3) cow-dung.

(i) s.Lan.i Chs.' The word is not always confined to tarts, but is

sometimes used for all the small sweets at a dinner, such as cheese

cakes, custards, &c., in contradistinction to the more substantial

roast joints and plum pudding. s.Chs.' The word has generally

a depreciatory sense. se.Lin. (J.T.B.) War.^ Children are some-

times promised a tantadlin-tart, when there is no intention to

provide a delicacy of any kind. (2) Lin.' Let' The composition

of this delicacy varies considerably, but apples, onions, and fat

bacon are among the most constant of its elements. Unwary

enquirers into its constituents are apt to find themselves the

victims of a curiously unsavoury joke. War.* A pasty, the true

contents of which have been abstracted and replaced by some

nasty compound. (3) nw.Der.', War.*

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