Both Uses of
tartar
in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
- That was in the great days of Pablo when he scourged the country like a tartar and no fascist post was safe at night.†
Chpt 15 *
- In a few armies since the Tartar's first invasion of the West were men executed summarily for as little reason as they were under his command.†
Chpt 18
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)