Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TATTLE, v. To turn over and soil, to handle carelessly (Ork. 1958), e.g. to overhandle a pet animal (I.Sc. 1972).
[Orig. uncertain. Phs. a reduced form of Tartle, v.2]
