| telltale | Telling tales; babbling. "The telltale heart." 1. One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress. 2. A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its position, when the wind is exhausted. 3. A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm. A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course. 4. <machinery> A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted. 5. <zoology> The tattler. See Tattler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| telltale | someone who gossips indiscreetly |
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| telltale | disclosing unintentionally |
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