All 3 Uses of
tartar
in
David Copperfield
- 'I'm a Tartar.'†
Chpt 4-6
- 'A Tartar,' said the man with the wooden leg.†
Chpt 4-6 *
- I heard that Mr. Creakle had not preferred his claim to being a Tartar without reason; that he was the sternest and most severe of masters; that he laid about him, right and left, every day of his life, charging in among the boys like a trooper, and slashing away, unmercifully.†
Chpt 4-6
Definition:
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(tartar as in: tartar on the teeth) calcified deposits on the teeth, formed by the continuous presence of dental plaque (also called calculous)