What is idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift called?
tattle — Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate. [They] told the tattle of the day. Swift. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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