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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Tarry (a while) #12816 12/17/2000 6:01 AM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia Bridget addict Bridget addict Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 444 Sydney Australia >It's listed as an obsolete noun in OED< Not sure when it went obsolete then! In my Shorter Oxford (1969), no obsolescence is shown. In fact, it even has two meanings: 1. The act of tarrying, spending or loss of time; delay, procrastination 2. Sojourn; a 'stay'. Now chiefly US. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Tarry (a while) Capital Kiwi 12/14/2000 8:45 AM Re: Tarry (a while) TEd Remington 12/14/2000 10:25 AM Re: Tarry (a while) Capital Kiwi 12/14/2000 10:59 AM Re: Tarry (a while) Bridget 12/17/2000 6:01 AM Re: Tarry (a while) tsuwm 12/17/2000 7:06 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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