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单词 marsh tacky
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marsh tacky


noun South Atlantic States (chiefly South Carolina and Georgia).

a small, sometimes half-wild horse of the coastal marshes.
Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a poor white living in the marshes.

Origin of marsh tacky

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby marsh tacky

marshmallow test, marsh marigold, marsh orchid, marsh pink, Marsh's test, marsh tacky, marsh tit, marsh trefoil, marshwort, marsh wren, marshy
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  • A little later every crest was surmounted by the comical figure of a marsh-tacky.

    Voyage of the Paper Canoe|Nathaniel H. Bishop
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