What is to delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.] Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. Chaucer called?
tarry — To delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.] Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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