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tarse¹

  • /tɑːɹs/

Rhymes with -ɑːɹs

Where it comes from

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.

noun tarses

  1. archaic The penis. For though in her he settles well his tarse, Yet his dull, graceless bollocks hang an arse.

tarse²

  • /tɑːɹs/

Rhymes with -ɑːɹs

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus.

noun tarses

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

tarse³

  • /tɑːɹs/

Rhymes with -ɑːɹs

Where it comes from

Compare tassel, tiercel.

noun tarses

  1. A male falcon.

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@misc{tarse_2026,
  title = {tarse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tarse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}