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Ancestry/Genealogy

historylovr

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2. Could it be a mis-spelling, or a phonetic spelling, maybe?

Reply to csziggy (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 08:01 PM

Dec 2015

Found "counterpin" in dictionary.com listed as South Midland and Southern U.S. dialect, and maybe "toilette" could have lost the "wah" sound and just become a long i in Southern speech. A number of dressing tables, or "tilets" makes me curious, though.

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Anyone ever heard of a "tilet"? [View all] csziggy Dec 2015 OP

a try offered... NotHardly Dec 2015 #1

I like that concept - and that would fit with the weaving techniques of the area. csziggy Dec 2015 #4

Could it be a mis-spelling, or a phonetic spelling, maybe? historylovr Dec 2015 #2

I've never heard of it before. Here is the one context that I was able to find... xocet Dec 2015 #3