of 擔／担. tam (plural tams) Synonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts. nicky-tam qui tam som tam tam-tam AMT, ATM, MAT, MTA...
Pair o Nicky-tams: She clorts a muckle piece [sandwich] tae me, wi' different kinds o' jam, An' tells me ilka nicht that she admires my Nicky Tams. (archaic...