tarry
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tarry1 /ˈtɑːri/
▶adjective (tarrier, tarriest) resembling or covered with tar.
– derivatives
tarriness noun.
tarriness noun.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tarry2 /ˈtari/
▶verb (tarries, tarrying, tarried) chiefly literary stay longer than intended; delay leaving.
– derivatives
tarrier noun (rare).
tarrier noun (rare).
– origin ME: of unknown origin.
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