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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1845-1875
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TARBET, n. Also tarburt. An isthmus or neck of land between two navigable stretches of water, specif. one over which a boat could be drawn. Freq. in place-names, Tarbert. Gael. [′tɑrbərt]Arg. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 VII. 136:
A narrow isthmus or tarburt, over which boats were drawn.Wgt. 1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wgt. 64:
Advantage was taken of the conformation of the land to form a tarbet.
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