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tarre
CIDE DICTIONARY
tarre, v. t. [OE. tarien, terien, to irritate, provoke, AS. tergan to pull, pluck, torment; probably akin to E. tear, v. t. √63. Cf. Tarry, v. ].
To set on, as a dog; to incite. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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