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289 Tarve. v. To fuss about in a rage. Tarving. Struggling, storming, agitating. "Tarving about." Taunt. Pert. " High and mighty. Saucy. Tay-dish. A tea cup. " A dish of tay." Teary. Soft, like dough. c. Teary, or Tary-ground. Ground which, in mining, is easily dug out, because of its numerous small joints or fissures. Teat. A draught of wind. M.A.C. Teating. Whistling of the wind. M.A.C. Teel. To plant or sow. To set or "teel a trap." To be obstinately bent on doing something, as "he's teeled for it," i.e., "he's ripe for it." Teeled. Buried in the grave. Planted. Teem. To pour out, i.e., " to teem out." Teem. To ladle out water (in mining) by means of a bowl or scoop. To bale out. Teen, Tend, or Tine. To light, as "teen the candle." " Tine the fierce lightning." Milton, Teen, To close. " I hav'nt teened my eye. c. Teening time. Twilight, candle lighting time. Tend. To kindle, or set a light to. C. Tend. v. To provide, to supply. "One boy tended the stones as the other threw them at the apples." T