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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Ta(s)ch, n. [? Altered form of Tag n. Cf. 17th c. Eng tach(e (of leather) a strap or band for fastening.] a. ? A piece, shred, strip. b. ? A strap. —a. a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 913.
Thai gird on tva gret horse … The trew helmys and traist in tachis [pr. tathis] thai ta, The rochis reirdit vith the rasch —b. 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII 359.
In a litle black trunk … The patron of our arms upon whyt fries. A leather tasch, [etc.]
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