Synonyms for tarrier
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tahr-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɑr i |
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Définition of tarrier
Origin :- early 14c., "to delay, retard," of uncertain origin. Some suggest a connection to Latin tardare "to delay," or Old English tergan "to vex, irritate." Intransitive meaning "to linger" is attested from late 14c.
- noun laggard
- Wilbur went aft and came up on the poop, where Kitchell stood at the wheel, smoking an inverted "Tarrier's Delight."
- Extract from : « Moran of the Lady Letty » by Frank Norris
- There was some friction when George first coom on leave an' Mr. Gedge let 'im have th' tarrier for a day's ratting.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 » by Various
- It iz now to-morrow, and the tarrier don't seem tew cum back.
- Extract from : « Josh Billings on Ice » by Henry Wheeler Shaw
- If had bin ony other dog—greyhound, bull, tarrier, or even a young sheep-dog—d'yo' think he'd ha' stopped wi' the one?
- Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
- Tarrier, tar′i-ėr, n. old form of terrier: (slang) a rough fellow, a tough.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) » by Various
- If Adam kept a tarrier, or Eve a poodle, the laps of ages hav washed away the fakt.
- Extract from : « The Complete Works of Josh Billings » by Henry W. Shaw
- It iz now to-morrow, and the tarrier dont seem tew cum back.
- Extract from : « The Complete Works of Josh Billings » by Henry W. Shaw
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