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Thread #63901 Message #3907463
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
23-Feb-18 - 04:58 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: What does 'tarried mean?
Subject: RE: Folklore: What does 'tarried mean?
OP: "we tarried and shifted"
In context: to remain and do everything one can to get by in the meanwhile. Esp. when others are leaving. Opposite of "shiftless."