Talk:tarse

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Etymology 3, where the word means a male falcon. This def appears in Webster's 1913, but nowhere else that I can see (except Dicts using Websters material). Webster's also marks it with a question-mark. I am just trying to work out whether they're right or not...can anyone find a cite for this usage? Or check the OED if anyone has access to it? Widsith 12:22, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Websters "marks" just about everything with a question mark. It is an artifact of how it was digitized -- as far as I can tell, the question mark replaces the pronunciation key. (Some entries use (#) instead.) It doesn't express doubt of any kind, as far as I can tell. —Muke Tever 21:43, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh, okay. I would still like some cites though, since this word doesn't appear anywhere else. Widsith 22:35, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Removed disputed def. Andrew massyn 19:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)