tarnal
Britishadjective
adverb
Other Word Forms
- tarnally adverb
Etymology
Origin of tarnal
C18: aphetic dialect pronunciation of eternal
Example Sentences
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Say, Mister, I've paid fare once on this tarnal machine.
From The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs by Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan)
It’s a tarnal fiendish outrage to set up such a thing in front of a gentleman’s store.”
From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Coffin, Charles Carleton
The Spaniards showed fight, and gave us a tarnal sight of trouble.
From Fire Cloud The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. by Fletcher, Samuel H.
To the trees, an’ keep ’em back! or by the tarnal arthquake, every mother’s son o’ us’ll git sculped!
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
He was off on the Big Perairie, footin' it to his camp, when he comes to a rattler curled up in the grass, and shakin' his tarnal buzz-tail at him.
From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
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