Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See tharf.
  • An obsolete or dialectal form of there.
  • noun A wild goat of the Himalayas, Capra jemlaica, also called imo and serow.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • obsolete It needs; need.
  • noun (Zoöl.) 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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb Colloquial or dialectal form of there
  • noun Alternative spelling of tahr.

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Examples

  • Now that thar is some fine good arts of ol 'Quick Draw.

    QUICK DRAW McGRAW Patrick Owsley 2009

  • It's time for you Democrats to stand some ground; he should be forced to resign ... thar is what the people of SC really deserve.

    Chair of S.C. Dems responds to Sanford's Op-ed 2009

  • The huge demon hound Immol'thar is being kept improsoned in the depths of the West side by five highly magical pylons, guarded by arcane elementals.

    Crossfire in Dire Maul: in over our heads nathreee 2008

  • But Jeee whiz mebe that thar is wut Buba Joe means by that err aahh, .. in cree mental sorta stuffBut hell Merry christmass anywayIncramentalism is just tag word for appathy by some (esspecially thse who dont as muih as vote) and a sense of intitlelment by others,. latley the right.

    Why the NRA Should Try Being Reasonable 2007

  • I've seen 'em go – an 'never one among 'em but showed in thar face when 'twas over that 'twas the best thing had ever happened.

    The Miller of Old Church 1911

  • I know'd dat was good stuff dat de chief had in thar 'cause I'd done taste some ob it befo ', and' I'd promis 'myself to taste it agin dat very night as soon as dat couple was gone.

    Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902

  • "Good-mornin ', missis; and why are you sittin' out thar, when thar is such a nice cabin to be in?"

    Six Months in Mexico 1888

  • Not out of hatred of existence or nihilism, but since in thar scenario, since I hadn’t have reached a state of consciousness the whole matter of what I would or would not think is irrelevant.

    Matthew Yglesias » Tebow to Alienate Pro Football Fans During Super Bowl 2010

  • ;) You write a post, placing the Haiku somewhar in thar, then you publish it.

    Southern Haiku Contest! ____Maggie 2008

  • We had a muss together, soon as you parted company, an 'I asked him to put me ashore at Tristan, thinking to ship in another whaling craft; but, I'm blest if ary a one's called thar since the _Pilot's Bride_ sailed, so I've ben forced to chum in with these islanders! "

    Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes

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