Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TARING, n. The common tern, Sterna hirundo (Sh. 1885 C. Swainson Brit. Birds 202).
[The authenticity of this form is somewhat doubtful. Poss. it is an attempt to represent the pronunciation [′tɑrən] of tern. See Tarney.]
