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TA'VERN, s. [tabema, Lat.] A house where wine is 
sold, and drinkers are entertained. 
Enquire at London, ’mong the taverns there; 
For there they say he daily doth frequent, 
With unrestrained loose companions. Shakspeare. 
TAVERNA, a small town of Italy, in the south of the 
kingdom of Naples, in Calabria Ultra. Population 2000; 
12 miles east-north-east of Nicastro, and 22 south-south-east 
of Cosenza. 
TA'VERNER, Ta'vernkeeper, or TaVernman, s. 
[tabernarius, Lat.; tavernier, Fr.] One who keeps a 
tavern.—After local names, the most in number have been 
derived from occupations; as tailor, archer, taverner. 
Camden. 
TAVERNES, a small town in the south-east of France, 
department of the Var. Population 1400; 20 miles north 
of Brignolles. 
TAVERNIER (John Baptist), a distinguished traveller, 
was the son of a native of Antwerp, and born at Paris in the 
year 1605. The frequent inspection of the maps and charts 
sold by his father, inspired him with a passion for travelling ; 
so that at the age of twenty-two he had made tours through 
France, England, the Low Countries, Germany, Switzerland, 
Poland, Hungary, and Italy. In his business as a jeweller 
he was eminently skilful; and he employed 40 years in six 
journies in Turkey, Persia, and the East Indies, by all the 
practicable routes. Having acquired great wealth, on his 
return from his sixth journey in 1668, he determined as a 
Protestant to live under a free government; and, with this 
view, purchased the barony of Aubonne, near the lake of 
Geneva. But having suffered very considerable loss of pro¬ 
perty by the misconduct of a nephew, he sold his barony in 
1687, and commenced a seventh journey, which terminated 
his life at Moscow in 1689, at the age of 84. Destitute of 
taleuts for writing, he employed Sam. Chappuzeau of Geneva 
to arrange his memoirs, which is said to have been no easy 
task. The fruit of this labour was given to the public in two 
volumes, describing bis six journies,. in 1679 ; and another 
was added in 1681, by La Chapel le, containing an account 
of Japau and Tonquin, with a history of the colony of the 
Dutch in the East Indies. These memoirs of Tavernier, not¬ 
withstanding reflections on his veracity, and charges of 
plagiarism, have been often cited as authority by later writers. 
Gibbon represents him as “the jeweller who saw so much 
and so well.” Bavle. Moreri. Gen. Biog. 
TAVERNIER KEY, a small isle on the north coast of 
Cuba, one of the Tortugas; 2 miles from the south-west end 
of Key Largo, and 5 north-east of Old Matacombe. To the 
northward of this last island is a very good road. 
TA'VERNING, s. Act of feasting at taverns.—The mis¬ 
rule of our tavernings. Bp. Hall. 
TAUFERS, the name of two large villages of the Austrian 
states, both in Tyrol. The one is 37 miles south-east \f 
Innspruck ; the other on the borders of Switzerland; 4 miles 
west of Glurentz. 
TAUGHT, pret. and part, passive of teach .—How hast 
thou satisfy’d me, taught to live. Milton. 
TAUILE, a village of Lower Egypt, on the Nile; 2 miles 
north of Mnnsora-. 
TAVIRA, or Tavila, a sea-port in the south of Portu¬ 
gal, in Algarva, at the mouth of the river Segua, which 
divides it into two. It is surrounded by a wall, and farther 
defended by a castle: there are also two small forts at the 
mouth of the "harbour. The house of the governor of Al¬ 
garva, who resides here, is an elegant structure, and the 
town is, on the whole, tolerably built. It has two churches, 
an hospital, five convents, and about 5000 inhabitants. 
The entrance of the harbour is obstructed by a sand-bank; 
but the export trade, in figs, almonds, and other fruit,.is 
considerable. The fishery also is abundant; 140 miles 
south-south-east of Lisbon,, and 12 west of Castromarin. 
Lat. 37. 7. 15. N. long. 7. 34. 15. E. 
TAVISTOCK,, a market town and borough of England, 
in Devonshire, situated on the river. Tavy or Tave, from 
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which it derives its name. It is one of the stannary towns, 
and is large, populous, and well built. The streets are nar¬ 
row, and but indifferently paved, and many of the houses 
have an appearance of age. The church is a spacious build¬ 
ing, dedicated to St. Eustatius. It consists of four aisles, a 
chancel, and a tower at the west end, raised on arches. Sir 
Francis Drake, the celebrated navigator, was a native of 
this place. Many of the inhabitants of the town are em¬ 
ployed in the manufacture of serges for the East India Com¬ 
pany. The town contains 503 houses, and 4723 inhabi¬ 
tants. Market on Friday; 32 miles west-by-south of 
Exeter, and 206 west-by-south of London. Lat. 50. 33. 
N. long. 4. 8. W. 
TAUJEPOOR, a town of Bengal, district of Purneah. It 
formerly had a cantonment for a battalion of native infantry. 
Lat. 25. 45. N. long. 88. 15. E.—There are several other 
places of this name. 
TAULE, a small town in the north-west of France, de¬ 
partment of Finisterre, with 2500 inhabitants, and some 
paper manufactures; 3 miles north-west of Morlaix, and 33 
north-east of Brest. 
TAUL1GNAN, a small town in the south-east of France, 
department of the Drome, with 1400 inhabitants, employed 
partly in the manufacture of silk; 14 miles south-east of 
Montelimart. 
TAULLAR, or Jaxjlah Mhookee, a town of Upper 
Hindostan, province of Lahore, and district of Nadone. It 
contains a temple, held in high estimation by the Hindoos, 
on account of a volcanic flame which issues from the side of 
a mountain in its vicinity, believed by the credulous to be an 
emanation of the Deity. Lat. 32. 5. N. long. 75. 45. E. 
TAUMAGO, an island in the Pacific Ocean, discovered by 
Quiros in 1606; about 24 or 25 miles in circumference. 
The island abounds with bananas, cocoa-trees, and palms; 
it produces also sugar canes, and many kinds of nutritious 
roots. The fleet here obtained, without difficulty, refresh¬ 
ments, water and wood, of which it stood in great need* 
The Spaniards lived on good terms with the natives, who 
were eager to procure them all the assistance that their island' 
afforded ; nor was peace infringed till the very moment of 
their departure. Thinking that it would be of service in 
the remainder of their voyage, to have some Indians on 
board, who might act as guides or interpreters, the Spaniards 
seized four, whom they carried on board by force. Their 
chief was soon informed of it, and came to demand them in 
the most earnest manner; but they were refused, and war 
was instantly declared. A fleet of canoes came out to 
attack the Spanish ships, which their fire arms quickly dis- 
ersed, and would totally have destroyed, had not these 
rave islanders, with all their courage, been sensible of their 
inferiority. Lat. 10. S. long. 169. 25. E. 
TAUME, a river of England, which rises in Yorkshire, 
and runs into the Mersey at Stopford, in Lancashire, opposite 
Stockport. 
TAUNDA, a town of Hindostan, province of Oude, ad¬ 
vantageously situated on the south side of the river Goggrah, 
celebrated for its manufacture of cotton cloths, particularly 
table linen, made in imitation of diaper and dimity. The 
vicinity also produces indigo, sugar, &c. It is in consequence 
the residence of several European merchants. Lat. 26. 33. 
N. long. 82. 38. E. 
TAUNDA,. a town of Hindostan, province of Gujerat, 
and district of Cambay. Lat. 22. 55. N. long. 74. 29. E. 
TAUNDLA, a town of Hindostan, province of Malwah, 
belonging to the Mahrattas. Lat. 23. 4. N. long. 74. 
38. E. 
To TAUNT, v. a. [ tanser , Fr. Skinner. Tanden. 
Dutch, to shew teeth. Minsheu. And thus Serenius re¬ 
fers it to the ancient word land, dens, a tooth ; tanna, Icel. 
dentibus mandere, carpere; not without offering also to 
notice the Swed. danta, which means to censure, to blame.] 
To reproach; to insult; to revile; to ridicule; to treat with 
insolence and contumelies. 
When I had at my pleasure taunted her. 
She in mild terms begg’d my patience. Shakspeare. 
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