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thar |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thar \Thar\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A goatlike animal ({Capra Jemlaica}) native of the Himalayas. It has small flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called also {serow}, and {imo}. [Written also {thaar}, and {tahr}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thar \Thar\, v. impersonal, pres. [OE. thar, [thorn]arf, AS [thorn]earf, infin. [thorn]urfan to need akin to OHG. durfan, G. d["u]rfen to be allowed, Icel. [thorn]urfa to need Goth. [thorn]a['u]rban.] It needs need [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. What thar thee reck or care? --Chaucer.
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