tarse

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Contents

1 English
2 Latin
- 2.1 Noun

English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

IPA: /tɑːs/

Etymology 1 [edit]

Old English teors.

Noun [edit]

tarse (plural tarses)

(obsolete) The penis.

Etymology 2 [edit]

From French tarse, from Latin tarsus.

Noun [edit]

tarse (plural tarses)

The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle.)

Etymology 3 [edit]

Compare tassel, tiercel.

Noun [edit]

tarse (plural tarses)

(falconry) A male falcon.

Anagrams [edit]

arste, aster, rates, resat, setar, stare, tares, Taser, taser, tears, teras

Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

tarse

vocative singular of tarsus

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