tarse
tarse · tarses
The tarsusThe tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).
/tɑːɹs/
Meaning
3 sensesThe tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).
A male falcon.
(archaic)The penis.
Origin
From Middle English tarse, tearse, terce, ters, from Old English teors (“penis”), from ProFrom Middle English tarse, tearse, terce, ters, from Old English teors (“penis”), from Proto-West Germanic *ters (“nail; penis”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay; split”). Related to Dutch teers, German Zers, and distantly (via Latin) to try.
Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus.
Compare tassel, tiercel.
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