Meaning of THAR
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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}.]
\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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