noun
Meaning 1
The penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
tarse
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/tɑːɹs/
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rhymes with -ɑːɹs
noun
Meaning 2
The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A male falcon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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History
Etymology
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.
Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus.
Compare tassel, tiercel.