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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

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.

[Nonce fanciful formation, prob. based on Tantrum and Whigmaleerie. ]

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