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Definition of Tarrier
1. n. One who, or that which, tarries.
2. n. A kind of dig; a terrier.
Definition of Tarrier
1. Noun. A layabout or loiterer; Someone who tarries. ¹
2. Noun. (slang derogatory UK ethnic slur) A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland ¹
3. Adjective. (comparative of tarry) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tarrier
1. one that tarries [n -S] - See also: tarries
Medical Definition of Tarrier
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarrier
Literary usage of Tarrier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1879)
"A tarrier-dog with one eve, answers to the name o' Bob. ... A tarrier-dog, answers
to the name of Bob ! Well, you ain't found him, have you t' Mrs. Moyse ..."
2. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 by Thomas Allston Brown (1903)
"Daisy Hall The Lady of the Lunch Counter Flora Walsh A Brat Daisy Hall A tarrier
Helen 'Leslie A Stranger .... Geo. Richards A Deaf lady . ..."
3. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 by Thomas Allston Brown (1903)
"Helen Leslie A Telegraphic Operator Nannette Comstock A Second tarrier . .
Alice Walsh A Third tarrier .... Daisy HaC The Lady of the Lunch Counter Flora ..."
4. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"shouted Ab, "the little rat tarrier ez we war a-talkin' 'bout. He hev been named
Steve these six year, old Bob say. He gimme the dog, ..."
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