Meanings
tarse1
plural tarses
- archaicThe penis.
For though in her he settles well his tarse, Yet his dull, graceless bollocks hang an arse.
1673, John Wilmot, A Satire on Charles II3 more examples
"Yea!" Odred screamed, "Take my tarse into thy mouth, and my great balls, too. Suck on my balls, make them hot with your sweet mouth. Then suck my tarse again! Make my cock hard as that of a young ram, or a wild bull!"
2000, Perry Brass, Angel Lust: An Erotic Novel of Time Travel, page 210[…] my Pirate of Penzance, my lilac love lance, my ramrod, my wad, my schlong, my tube, my tonk, my Jimmy, my Johnny, my tarse, my verge, my honk, my bishop, my pawn, my rook, my king, my knight, my Gonzo, my Kermie, my Bert, my Ernie, […]
2007, Alan A. Gillis, Hawks and doves, page 41Just as I take the chance that your tarse is as crooked as your soul.” His mouth twitched in amusement. “'Tis straight and strong, as you will likely soon learn. However, you bargained only for my arm and my horse, not my tarse.
2009, Lisa Hendrix, Immortal Outlaw
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Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
tarse · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*der-“to flay; split”
- Proto-West Germanic*ters“nail; penis”
- Old Englishteors“penis”
- Middle Englishtarse
- Englishtarse
From Middle English tarse, tearse, terce, ters, from Old English teors (“penis”), from Proto-West Germanic *ters (“nail; penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay; split”). Related to Dutch teers, German Zers, and distantly (via Latin) to try.
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Full word history & related roots →tarse · noun
- Frenchtarse
- Englishtarse
Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus.
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