"tarse" meaning in English

See tarse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɑːɹs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarse.wav Forms: tarses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɹs Etymology: From Middle English tarse, tearse, terce, ters, from Old English teors (“penis”), from Proto-West Germanic *ters (“nail; penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay; split”). Related to Dutch teers, German Zers, and distantly (via Latin) to try. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tarse}} Middle English tarse, {{inh|en|ang|teors|t=penis}} Old English teors (“penis”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ters|t=nail; penis}} Proto-West Germanic *ters (“nail; penis”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*der-|t=to flay; split}} Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay; split”), {{cog|nl|teers}} Dutch teers, {{cog|de|Zers}} German Zers Head templates: {{en-noun}} tarse (plural tarses)
  1. (archaic) The penis. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-tarse-en-noun-JrEPyTmp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tɑːɹs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarse.wav Forms: tarses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɹs Etymology: Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|tarse}} French tarse Head templates: {{en-noun}} tarse (plural tarses)
  1. The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).
    Sense id: en-tarse-en-noun-g7elWVYD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /tɑːɹs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tarse.wav Forms: tarses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːɹs Etymology: Compare tassel, tiercel. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tarse (plural tarses)
  1. (falconry) A male falcon. Categories (topical): Falconry, Genitalia Categories (lifeform): Falconids, Male animals
    Sense id: en-tarse-en-noun-CfxQ9RDK Disambiguation of Genitalia: 12 20 68 Disambiguation of Falconids: 2 5 93 Disambiguation of Male animals: 1 10 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 7 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 5 93 Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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