Used colloquially – – (1) to excite adog or set him on; (2) to worry, as of a dog. Common in thephrase «Sool him, boy!» Shakspeare uses «tarre him on» in thefirst sense.
Shakspeare, `King John,' IV. i. 117:
«And like a dog that is compelled to fight,
Snatch at his master that doth tarre him on.»
1896. Mrs. Langloh Parker, `Australian Legendary Tales,'p. 90:
«She went quickly towards her camp, calling softly, `Birreegougou,' which meant `Sool 'em, sool 'em,' and was the signalfor the dogs to come out.»