mid-15c., from tadde "toad" (see toad) + pol "head" (see poll (n.)). Also pol-head (mid 13c.).
tactics
tactile
tactless
tactual
tad
tadpole
tae
tae kwon do
taedium vitae
taffeta
taffrail
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