TAR'RY, v.i. [L. taurus, a bull.] 1. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge. Tarry all night and wash your feet. Gen.19.2. To stay behind. Ex.12.3. To stay in expectation; to wait. Tarry ye here for us, till we come again to you. Ex.24.4. To delay; to put off going or coming; to defer. Come down to me, tarry not. Gen.45.5. To remain; to stay. He that telleth lies, shall not tarry in my sight. Ps.101.TAR'RY, v.t. To wait for. I cannot tarry dinner. [Not in use.]
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