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tarta'r I§ adj, nm Tartar II§ nm [Old] rider carrying postal mail during the Ottoman occupation: pony express rider • Tartari e merr·3sg vesh (se ç'bë·het3sg). "The Tartar understands (what is going on)." The devil only knows what is going on. It is total confusion. tartar|o's· III§ vt (Colloq) to make [ ] sour: sour IV§ vi (Colloq) to get numb with cold tartar|o's·et vpr 1 [Colloq] to become fermented/leavened: get sour 2 to shiver with cold, freeze to death from the cold 3 [Fig] to turn pale with displeasure