tara

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At last they all seated themselves upon the ground to have their feast; several large pigs, together with some scores of baskets of potatoes, tara, and water-melons, having first been brought forward by Aimy's people.

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  1. A mere exclamation. 1 King. Tara, tara, tara, full East and by South. 2 King. We sail with Thunder in our mouth, In scorching noon-day, whil'st the traveller stayes, Busie, busie, busie, we bustle along. Buckingham, Rehearsal, v.
  2. Same as taro.
  3. Same as taliera.

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  • She came back in with his g'tara, but held it away when he reached for it You have to play it for me He sighed. —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 04-05 - October-November 1997
  • 'Tim Lambert brings to n-tara valuable experience developing and executing cost-effective marketing and sales programs with a core competency in sales enablement,' said n-tara CEO Ralph O'Dell.
  • 'Tim will lead our sales enablement solutions business with the objective of helping n-tara's clients improve sales effectiveness with programs that are tailored to their business objectives.'
  • 'I joined n-tara due to their strategic focus on sales enablement, combined with a rich heritage in advanced visualization, web-based client engagement and technology-enabled content delivery.' n-tara's approach to sales enablement is based on creating persuasive visual sales content, tailored to customer issues, and delivered in a presentation style that sparks a collaborative conversation.
  • More information can be found at n-tara's best practices website at www. ntara.com / sales-enlightenment. ''
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  1. A made word, burlesquing tivy as used by D'Avenant: see tivy. Cf. tantivy, tantara.
 

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