Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A book-name of the siskin. Also terin.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.), Proverbs The siskin.

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Examples

  • A little tidy scrumptious lookin 'sleigh, a real clipper of a horse, a string of bells as long as a string of inions round his neck, and a sprig on his back, lookin' for all the world like a bunch of apples broke off at gatherin 'time, and a sweetheart alongside, all muffled up but her eyes and lips -- the one lookin' right into you, and the other talkin 'right at you -- is e'enamost enough to drive one ravin' tarin 'distracted mad with pleasure, ain't it?

    The Clockmaker Thomas Chandler Haliburton 1830

  • "Yes'em, they come an want hosses once in awhile, an they was a rarin 'tarin' time atryin to catch them hosses fo they would run into the woods befo 'you could get ahold of' em.

    Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives Work Projects Administration

  • "En den Mis 'Spurlock, she jumped up, flung off her bonnit, en wen' tarin 'cross de house ter whar Ike wuz sett'n' by Eli on de bench.

    The Heart of Old Hickory and Other Stories of Tennessee 1895

  • A tarin can carry from 500 to 1000 people with 200mph.

    Interfaith group to hear talk on high-speed rail | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009

  • Nawt just mee – EBREEWUN heer wud bee distrawt and rippin their close to shreds an tarin heir hare out frum werrying bout but mite hav happened too yoo.

    I approve of this post - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • So, in the midst of that tarin rain, at midnight, we had to walk four miles, from Westminster

    The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush 2006

  • She thinks that she is all alone in her abilities, until on a fateful tarin ride she meets a young boy named Norio, who is also a telepath but seemingly more powerful; and Tsuneo, a Psychic who can see events in the future.

    Archive 2005-11-01 David S. Carter 2005

  • She thinks that she is all alone in her abilities, until on a fateful tarin ride she meets a young boy named Norio, who is also a telepath but seemingly more powerful; and Tsuneo, a Psychic who can see events in the future.

    Quick Manga Reviews David S. Carter 2005

  • Chairs had been placed among the plants in the Garden of As - tarin.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • Sur - rounded by its own magical barrier through which nothing could penetrate to do it harm, the tree was planted in the Garden of As - tarin and was much admired.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

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