tarrier
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tar·ry 1
(tăr′ē)v. tar·ried, tar·ry·ing, tar·ries
v.intr.
1. To delay or be late in going, coming, or doing something: "O let us be married! Too long we have tarried!" (Edward Lear).
2. To wait or stay temporarily: tarried after the show to chat with friends. See Synonyms at stay 1.
v.tr. Archaic
To wait for; await.
n. Archaic
A temporary stay; a sojourn.
[Middle English tarien.]
tar′ri·er n.
tar·ry 2
(tär′ē)adj. tar·ri·er, tar·ri·est
Of, resembling, or covered with tar.
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