Tard-à-la-soupe, m. (popular), guest who is late for dinner.
Tariek (Breton cant), tobacco; tip of money.
Taroque, f. (thieves’), mark on linen.
Taroquer (thieves’), to mark linen.
Tarre, f. (thieves’), vol à la ——, picking pocket-handkerchiefs, or “stook-hauling.”
Tartare, m. (tailors’), apprentice.
Tarte, tartelette, adj. (thieves’), bad, spurious, or “snide.” The word snite is found in Urquhart’s Rabelais, with the modern signification of “snot,” or base fellow:—
Here enter not vile bigots, hypocrites,
Externally devoted apes, base snites.
Or in Rabelais’ words:—