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Quotation dates: 1827
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¶TANTILEIRUM, n. A big grotesque object or erection, in quot. of a travelling showman's caravan. [tɑntɪ′lirəm]Bnff. 1827 Aberdeen Star (20 July) 313:
A tantileirum o' a thing as big as my house, pantrie an' athegither, an' it had four things o' wheels to rin on.
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