/tɑɹ/
OriginFrom Middle English tarien, taryen (“to vex, harass, cause to hesitate, delay”), from Old English tirġan, terġan, tirian (“to worry, exasperate”).
- obsoleteTo incite; to provoke; to spur on.
“Nay, it perchance will sparkle in your eyes, / And like a dog that is compelled to fight, / Snatch at his master that doth tarre him on.”
Formstarres(present, singular, third-person) · tarring(participle, present) · tarred(participle, past) · tarred(past)