marsh tacky
noun South Atlantic States chiefly South Carolina and (Georgia ).
a small, sometimes half-wild horse of the coastal marshes.
Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a poor white living in the marshes.
Origin of marsh tacky
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby marsh tacky
marsh hen,
marsh mallow,
marsh marigold,
marsh orchid,
marsh pink,
marsh tacky,
marsh tit,
marsh trefoil,
marsh wren,
marsh's test,
marsha
Example sentences from the Web for marsh tacky
A little later every crest was surmounted by the comical figure of a marsh-tacky.
Voyage of the Paper Canoe |Nathaniel H. Bishop