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tarrier

Noun

(plural tarriers)

A layabout or loiterer; Someone who tarries.
(slang, derogatory, UK, ethnic slur) A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland

Adjective

comparative form of tarry: more tarry

Origin

The Roman Catholic slang variation is possibly derived from Saint Erasmus being labeled as a tarrier of time before torture and execution for his beliefs.

Noun

(plural tarriers)

Obsolete form of terrier.

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