tarse

Meaning

Noun

• The penis.
• The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).
• A male falcon.

Origin

• From Middle English tarse, tearse, terce, ters, from Old English teors, from Proto-Germanic *tersaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deres-, from *der-.
• Borrowed from French tarse, from Latin tarsus.
• Compare tassel, tiercel.