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Targe vs Tarre - What's the difference?

targe | tarre |

As nouns the difference between targe and tarre

is that targe is (archaic) a small shield while tarre is .

As a verb tarre is

(obsolete) to incite; to provoke; to spur on.

targe

English

(wikipedia targe)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A small shield.
  • * 1819', The Jester wore his usual fantastic habit, but late accidents had led him to adopt a good cutting falchion, instead of his wooden sword, with a '''targe to match it — Walter Scott, ''Ivanhoe

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    * target

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    tarre

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To incite; to provoke; to spur on.
    • Related terms
    * tarry

    Etymology 2

    Noun

  • * 1659 , Richard Brome
    • she takes not so much for curing a thousand mortal People, as I have spent in Turpentine and Tarre to keep my Flocklings cleanly in a Spring time.

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