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yare |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yare \Yare\, a. [OE. yare, [yogh]aru, AS gearu; akin to OS garu, OHG. garo, G. gar, Icel. gerr perfect, g["o]rva quite, G. gerben to tan, to curry, OHG. garawen garwen, to make ready. Cf {Carouse}, {Garb} clothing, {Gear}, n.] Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move [Obs.] ``Be yare in thy preparation.'' --Shak. The lesser [ship] will come and go leave or take and is yare; whereas the greater is slow. --Sir W. Raleigh. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yare \Yare\, adv Soon. [Obs.] --Cursor Mundi.
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