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Taft

taft
name
1
A surname.
2
A number of places in the United States: A city in Kern County, California.
3
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
4
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and industrial area in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grand Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A locality in Mineral County, Montana.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: A community in Lincoln City, Lincoln County, Oregon.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in San Patricio County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
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Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines). A barangay of Pakil, Laguna, Philippines.
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Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines). A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
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Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines). A municipality of Eastern Samar, Philippines.
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Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines). A barangay of Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
verb
1
To spread the end of a pipe outward so as to form a wide thin flange.

Word Forms

tafted past tense, Tafts plural, tafts singular

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Etymology

In the United States, many of the places established since 1909 are named after William Howard Taft.

· First attested 1909

Class of 1909 Taft joined the language around 1909.
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