Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TANTEERIE ORUM, int. A nonsense word used to fill in a line of verse, phs. influenced by Eng. tantar(ar)a, for the Sound of a trumpet or drum.Abd. 1940 Songs of N.E. (Keith) 32:
The Souter's wife she bare a son — Tanteerie orum.
