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  • proper noun An English habitational surname originally from Tattershall in Lincolnshire

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Examples

  • “Please, Lord Umber,” Tattersall said, dropping his voice to a whisper, and barely moving his lips.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • A guard stood before each, leaning on the shaft of an inverted battle-ax, but they stepped aside when they saw Tattersall approach.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • “Oh, never mind, Tattersall, send them in and get on with it,” came a voice from beyond the doors, weak and raspy but still bristling with authority.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • “It . . . it was a terrible tragedy,” Tattersall stammered.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • Tyrian waved them closer, and Tattersall tapped the young man on the shoulder and pointed.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • There is bound to be a lot of argument over their exact interpretation, says paleontologist Ian Tattersall of the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

    Fossils offer 'window' into human evolution 2010

  • Tattersall, who was 89 and had lived in Kidderminster since leaving the county in 1960, was a key figure in the Lancashire team that shared the title with Surrey in 1950, when he took 193 wickets at an average of 13.59.

    Sport news in brief 2011

  • "From the fossil record, we might have supposed that any interbreeding would have taken place about 100,000 years ago, so this is a bit unexpected," says paleontologist Ian Tattersall of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

    Neanderthals and humans interbred, fossils indicate 2010

  • Andy Bull Roy Tattersall, the former Lancashire and England spinner, has died at the age of 89, only weeks after contributing the foreword to a book celebrating the county's long-awaited County Championship title.

    Sport news in brief 2011

  • Tattersall,” Umber began, but Tattersall raised a hand to silence him.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

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