Home › Words › T › tattersallstattersallstattersalls means A rendezvous at most British racecourses, provided by a company of auctioneers.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tattersalls ranks #12,340 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom the name of a famous horse market in London, established in 1766 by Richard Tattersall, also used as the headquarters of credit betting on English horse races.nounA rendezvous at most British racecourses, provided by a company of auctioneerse.g.“[…] the professional betting-man, who has no other occupation, and never misses a race-meeting, or a Tattersall's […]” — 1857, The Irish metropolitan magazine, page 328:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tattersall 61% match — A fabric pattern containing squares of dark lines on a light background. vs tattersalls →totalizator 52% match — A computer-like machine, at a racecourse, that registers bets and distributes the total amount bet among those who win. vs tattersalls →racehorse 50% match — A horse that competes in races. vs tattersalls →racecourse 50% match — A course over which races are run. vs tattersalls →tacksman 49% match — A person who holds a tack from another; a tenant. vs tattersalls →tatters 49% match — Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc. vs tattersalls →totalisator 48% match — the computerised system which runs parimutuel betting, calculating payoff odds, displaying them, and producing tickets based on incoming bets. vs tattersalls →turfite 47% match — A horse racing enthusiast. vs tattersalls →