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tarnies1
another name for hands (particularly childrens'): You've got cold little tarnies.
tarnies2
sultanas.
Contributor's comments: Tarnies was what we used to call sultanas when I was a child. I guess it was an abbreviation of sul-tanas with the added 'eee' sound that Aussies like to end words with.
Contributor's comments: [Brisbane informant] My Grandchildren call their little 'snack-packs' of Sultanas, TARNIES. I have never heard the term used for 'little hands' in S.E. Qld.
Contributor's comments: We have tarnies in Adelaide.
Contributor's comments: [North Coast Qld informant] We always used this word a slang for Sultanas!