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单词 tarbet
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tarbetn.

Brit. /ˈtɑːbᵻt/, U.S. /ˈtɑrbət/, Scottish English /ˈtarbət/
Forms: Also tarburt.
Etymology: < Gaelic tairbeart peninsula, isthmus.
Scottish regional.
A neck of land, an isthmus; hence, a portage between two lochs or navigable channels. (Also, a proper name of villages, etc. so situated.)
ΚΠ
1843 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 136 A narrow isthmus or tarburt over which boats were drawn.
1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 64 Advantage was taken of the conformation of the land to form a tarbet.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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