tarry
verb (used without object)
to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn.
Example Sentences
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You see, the old tarrier was crossing Saint Nicholas Avenue, with a big market basket full of provisions—the family dinner, I suppose.
From Cap'n Warren's Wards by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
A person who could appreciate the virtues of "th' best tarrier i' Riggan," could not be regarded wholly with contempt, or even indifference.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Thar iz one thing certain, if i ever do own a Nufoundland, or rat tarrier, they hav got tew be thorobred.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
He's th' best tarrier fur rats as tha ivver seed.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Yus, as old Barnum and Buggins, or tigers and tarrier pups.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 22nd, 1890 by Various
