tarse

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/tɑːɹs/

noun

The penis.

Scrabble 5

Meanings

tarse1

nountarse (plural tarses)

plural tarses

  1. 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 II
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    "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 41

    Just 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

tarse2

nountarse (plural tarses)

plural tarses

  1. The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).

tarse3

nountarse (plural tarses)

plural tarses

  1. falconryA male falcon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

tarse · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*der-“to flay; split”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*ters“nail; penis”
  3. Old Englishteors“penis”
  4. Middle Englishtarse
  5. 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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tarse · noun

  1. Frenchtarse
  2. Englishtarse

Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus.

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APA

tarse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarse

MLA

“tarse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarse.

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