subs. phr. (old).—A petty pilferer: see PITCH-FINGERS. Hence TARRY = thievish.
1822. GALT, Sir Andrew Wylie, ch. l. The gypsies hae TARRY fingers, and ye would need an e’e in your neck to watch them.
subs. phr. (old).—A petty pilferer: see PITCH-FINGERS. Hence TARRY = thievish.
1822. GALT, Sir Andrew Wylie, ch. l. The gypsies hae TARRY fingers, and ye would need an e’e in your neck to watch them.
