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Tarse vs Marse - What's the difference?

tarse | marse |

As a proper noun tarse

is tarsus (turkish town).

As a noun marse is

(obsolete|dialectal|us|caribbean) , often used as a general title of respect.

tarse

English

Etymology 1

Old English teors.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The penis.

    • Etymology 2

    From French , from Latin tarsus.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle.)

    • Etymology 3

    Compare tassel, tiercel.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (falconry) A male falcon.

    • Anagrams

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    marse

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Marse

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, dialectal, US, Caribbean) , often used as a general title of respect.
  • * ante 1887 , Innes Randolph, "Good Ol' Rebel Soldier":
    • I followed old Marse Robert for four year near about / Got wounded in three place and starved at Point Lookout
  • * {{quote-book, year=1941, author=Bernice Bowden, title=Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=My white folks was Ad White what owned me. Called him Marse' Ad. Don't call folks ' marse much now-days. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1941, author=Work Projects Administration, title=Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=All of marse Butler's people were Creek Indians. }}

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