·noun One who makes tatting.
II. Tatter ·noun A rag, or a part torn and hanging;
— chiefly used in the plural.
III. Tatter ·vt To rend or tear into rags;
— used chiefly in the past participle as an Adjective.
cross, peevish ; old mistress is tedious tatter. Kent. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
One reeling, and ready to fall at the least touch; also the childish amusement of riding upon the tw...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose