n. [ OF. & Prov. F. bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird. Plin. 10, 22; “proximæ iis sunt, quas Hispania aves tardas appellat, Græcia
☞ The great or
n. Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree. [ Slang, U.S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]