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Thread #90681 Message #2646028
Posted By: Lighter
01-Jun-09 - 09:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Every Good Ship Has a Mainmast (chantey)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Every Good Ship Has a Mainmast (chantey)
I suggest "tarse," the usual early English term. It was often printed "T---e."
People had pretty much quit using it (I mean the word) by 1800.