tarry
verb (used without object)
to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn.
Example Sentences
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Jud Bates and "th' best tarrier i' Riggan" were among the most faithful attendants.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
He's th' best tarrier fur rats as tha ivver seed.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
He's th' best tarrier for owt as tha ivver seed.
From That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I may want a toy tarrier for a present, or a few rats, or a score or two of sparrers, or—eh, Harry?—to see the lady go through the dove performance.
From A Little World by George Manville Fenn
“That’s a nice enough little tarrier as Sir Grantley Wilters brought, and she won’t have none of it, but leaves it to her ladyship.”
From Lady Maude's Mania by George Manville Fenn
