Associations to the word «Tarrier»

Wiktionary

TARRIER, noun. A layabout or loiterer; Someone who tarries.
TARRIER, noun. (slang) (derogatory) (UK) (ethnic slur) A Roman Catholic of Northern Ireland or Scotland
TARRIER, adjective. Comparative form of tarry: more tarry
TARRIER, noun. Obsolete form of terrier.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats