(person) by Vulgar Tongue 1811 Wed May 18 2005 at 23:32:28
Taffy

i.e. Davy. A general name for a Welchman, St. David being the tutelar saint of Wales.

Taffy's day ; the first of March, St. David's day.

The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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