An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Su. G. targ-a, lacerare.

Knox.

Targat, s.
1. A tatter, S.
Ferguson.
2. A tassel.
Minstrelsy Border.
3. A long thin slice of dried fish, Ang.

Su. G. targ-a, to split by light strokes.

TARY, s. Delay.
Douglas.

Tarysum, adj. Lingering.
Douglas.

To TARY, v. a. To distress.
Wyntown.

Su. G. targ-a, lacerare.

Tarye, s. Vexation.
Maitland P.

TAR-LEATHER, s. A strong slip of a hide, salted and hung, used for uniting the staves of a flail, S. B. perh. from Isl. tarf-r, taurus, q. a bull's hide.