Middle English Dictionary Entry
tarrer(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tarrer(e n. |
| Etymology | OF tarere |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A boring tool, an auger.
Associated quotations
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)65,66,71 : Looke þow haue tarrers..for..wyne; wyne canels accordynge to þe tarrers..when þow settyst a pipe abroche..with tarrere or gymlet perce ye vpward þe pipe ashore.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. terour.