English Explanatory Dictionary

tarse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The penis.
noun
  1. The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).
noun
  1. A male falcon.

Pronunciation

/tɑːɹs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarse.wav

Word forms

tarse tarses

Etymology

From Middle English tarse, tearse, terce, ters, from Old English teors (“penis”), from Proto-West Germanic *ters (“nail; penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay; split”). Related to Dutch teers, German Zers, and distantly (via Latin) to try.

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