4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its
position, or for use as a signal.
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Tar"get*ed (?), a. Furnished, armed, or protected, with a target.
Tar`get*eer" (?), n. One who is armed with a target or shield. [Written
also targetier.]
Tar"gum (?), n.; pl. Targums (#). Heb. Targumim (#). [Chald. targm
interpretation, fr. targm to interpret. Cf. Truchman, and Dragoman.] A
translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament
Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.
Tar"gum*ist, n. The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.
Tar"iff (?), n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It. tariffa; all fr.
Ar. ta'rf information, explanation, definition, from 'arafa, to know,
to inform, explain.] 1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed
by the government of a country upon goods imported or exported; as, a
revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's compromise tariff. (U. S.
1833).
The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on exports; hence,
in these countries the tariff refers only to imports.
2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on wool; a
tariff of two cents a pound.
3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a tariff of
fees, or of railroad fares. Bolingbroke.
Tar"iff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tariffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tariffing.]
To make a list of duties on, as goods.