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Webster 1913 Edition

Tarrier

Tar′ri-er

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Noun.
One who, or that which, tarries.

Tar′ri-er

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Noun.
(Zool.)
A kind of dig; a terrier.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Tarrier

TAR'RIER

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Noun.
A dog. [See Terrier.]
1.
[from tarry.] One who tarries or delays.

Definition 2024

tarrier

tarrier

English

Noun

tarrier ‎(plural tarriers)

  1. A layabout or loiterer; Someone who tarries.
  2. (slang, derogatory, Britain, ethnic slur) A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland

Adjective

tarrier

  1. comparative form of tarry: more tarry

Etymology 2

Noun

tarrier ‎(plural tarriers)

  1. Obsolete form of terrier.

Etymology

The Roman Catholic slang variation is possibly derived from Saint Erasmus being labeled as a tarrier of time before torture and execution for his beliefs.

Pronunciation

  • (noun):
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtæri.ə/
    • (US) enPR: tă'rē-ər, IPA(key): /ˈtæriɚ/
    • Rhymes: -æriə(r)
  • (adjective):
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɑːri.ə/
    • (US) enPR: tä'rē-ər, IPA(key): /ˈtɑːriɚ/

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