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Definition of Tellin
1. Noun. A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus ''Tellina'', that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tellin
1. tellen [n -S] - See also: tellen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tellin
Literary usage of Tellin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1895)
"Good ! I'll catch the boat in Naples, and then. Dr. Nikola, if you're aboard, as
1 suspect, I should advise you to look out." " Would you mind tellin. ..."
2. Tales of the Trail: A Book of Western Sketches in Verse by James William Foley (1914)
"... tellin' TH' GAL IT was night in th' camp by th' ol' Dry Run, An' th' beef herd
was bedded down; Bill Mullins, th' foreman, took off his gun An' looked ..."
3. La Belle Assemblée, Or Court and Fashionable Magazine (1807)
"Ami what would you have had me do with this вех?" " Study and learn it well !"
" Fool! it would lie like tellin : а ..."
4. Some Vaudeville Monologues by Harry Lee Newton (1917)
"I'ma tellin' you I came purty near bein' late fer the entertainment this evenin'.
My grandfather lost all his teeth at a candy pull last night, ..."
5. Our Animal Friends: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1894)
"I'm a-tellin' ye de troof, Miss Eunice. Yaller Tom fotch me der news afore yo'
done gwine One day in September when the post had been more than usually ..."
6. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"To Tak tellin . 1. To need to be frequent- ly reminded of what ought to be done ;
as, ** She's a clever servant in a house, but she tab tellin," S. 2. ..."
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