| 释义 |
tarbet Sc. local.|ˈtɑːbət|
Also tarburt.
[ad. Gael. tairbeart peninsula, isthmus.]
A neck of land, an isthmus; hence, a portage between two lochs or navigable channels. (Also, a proper name of villages, etc. so situated.)
1843Statist. Acc. Scotl. VII. 136 A narrow isthmus or tarburt over which boats were drawn. 1875W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 64 Advantage was taken of the conformation of the land to form a tarbet. |