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Meaning of THAR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \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}.]
    
  2. \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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