subs. (old).—1.  A Welshman. Hence TAFFY’S DAY = St. David’s Day, the 1st March (B. E. and GROSE). [A Welsh pronunciation of ‘Davy.’]

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  1577.  W. HARRISON, The Description of England, 206. [T. L. KINGTON-OLIPHANT, The New English, i. 595. A Welshman is called a David (TAFFY)].

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  1661.  Merry Drollery [EBSWORTH]. TAFFIE [a Welshman].

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  [?].  Old Rhyme. TAFFY was a Welsham; TAFFY was a thief.

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  2.  (American).—Flattery; BLARNEY (q.v.), SOFT-SOAP (q.v.). As verb = to flatter. [Taffy = toffee.]

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  1879.  New York Tribune, 16 Sept. There will be a reaction, and the whole party will unite in an offering of TAFFY.

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