Tarheel(n.) 英 [ˈtɑ:ˌhi:l] 美 [ˈtɑrˌhil] "North Carolina resident," by 1864, American English, probably from the gummy resin of the pine barrens in the lowland part of the state; see tar (n.1) + heel (n.1). 该词起源时间:1864年