Taff

In fact the nickname Taff had a bad effect upon Arthur Temple, causing a sort of deafness that was only removed by calling him Arthur.

Menhardoc George Manville Fenn 1870

The inquiry was told the Whittamore used a "blagger" he referred to as Taff Jones, to obtain information from phone companies.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Martin Evans 2011

The inquiry was told Whittamore used a "blagger" he referred to as Taff Jones to obtain information from phone companies.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Gordon Rayner 2011

They also list the names of "information getters" - one is called Taff Jones, Whittamore's "very professional" blagger of telephone numbers.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

As river anglers will recall the Taff hosted the UK International Rivers Championship in 2009 and provided capital sport for all participating anglers.

WalesOnline - Home 2011

Philip "Taff" Bartlett, one of the Welsh Guards' pallbearers for Diana, Princess of Wales, said: "Our families say we are not receiving much recognition, when guys are working their backsides off in dangerous conditions."

Archive 2007-06-01 Richard 2007

Philip "Taff" Bartlett, one of the Welsh Guards' pallbearers for Diana, Princess of Wales, said: "Our families say we are not receiving much recognition, when guys are working their backsides off in dangerous conditions."

Archive 2007-06-01 Peter Troy 2007

This was "Taff" Williams, Stoker First-class, comedian tenth-class, and master of patter unintelligible (mercifully so, perhaps) to any but a bluejacket audience.

A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions 1886-1967 Bartimeus 1926

I was called "Taff" everywhere I went .... never did find out who started that and even stranger there was another bloke there and they called him "taff" as well, how does that work?

Army Rumour Service 2010

Ac mi ydw i'n un o'r bobl hynny sydd wedi byw ymysg Saeson, yn Lloegr (wel, Sgowsars yn Lerpwl, sydd ddim cweit run fath, ond ...) - er nad oedd gen i lawer o ddewis ar y pryd, gan mai yn y carchar oeddwn i - felly dwi wedi ennyn y llysenw 'Taff' am gyfnod yn fy mywyd.

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