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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TARI-, n. Also tarri(e)-, tarry-. The seaweed, Alga marina or Laminaria, now only in combs.: 1. tar(r)i(e)cro(o)k(e), -kruk, tarrykrook, a kind of mattock or digging-fork having the prongs bent at right angles to the shaft, used to gather or spread seaweed for manure (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 216, 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1972). See Kruik; 2. tarigrep, = 1. (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). See Graip, n.1. Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 93:
A tarrykrook fir auchteen stuurs.
