tarre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To incite; to provoke; to spur on.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of tar.

Pronunciation

/tɑɹ/

Word forms

tarre tarres tarring tarred

Etymology

From Middle English tarien, taryen (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirġan, terġan, tirian (“to worry, exasperate”).

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