tarrier

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. A layabout or loiterer; someone who tarries.
2. (UK, derogatory, slang) A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland.

Adj

comparative form of tarry: more tarry

tarry

• Verb
• Noun
• Adj

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Traduzioni

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terrier

chien de terre

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈtæɹi.ə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

The Roman Catholic slang variation is possibly derived from Saint Erasmus being labeled as a "tarrier of time" before torture and execution for his beliefs.