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tarse en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /tɑːɹs/
  • (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

  1. (archaic) The penis.
    • For though in her he settles well his tarse, Yet his dull, graceless bollocks hang an arse. 1673, John Wilmot, A Satire on Charles II:
    • "Yea!" Odred screamed, "Take my tarse into thy mouth, and my great balls, too. Suck on my balls, make them hot with your sweet mouth. Then suck my tarse again! Make my cock hard as that of a young ram, or a wild bull!" 2000, Perry Brass, Angel Lust: An Erotic Novel of Time Travel, page 210:
    • Just as I take the chance that your tarse is as crooked as your soul.” His mouth twitched in amusement. “'Tis straight and strong, as you will likely soon learn. However, you bargained only for my arm and my horse, not my tarse. 2009, Lisa Hendrix, Immortal Outlaw:
    • […] my Pirate of Penzance, my lilac love lance, my ramrod, my wad, my schlong, my tube, my tonk, my Jimmy, my Johnny, my tarse, my verge, my honk, my bishop, my pawn, my rook, my king, my knight, my Gonzo, my Kermie, my Bert, my Ernie, […] 2007, Alan A. Gillis, Hawks and doves, page 41:

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tarse en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /tɑːɹs/
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Etymology

Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus.

Meanings

  1. The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).

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tarse en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /tɑːɹs/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Compare tassel, tiercel.

Meanings

  1. A male falcon.

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