Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To snarl; gnar.
- Sour; brackish.
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- adjective
Sour ;brackish . - adjective nautical, of a vessel Quick and agile; easy to
hand ,reef andsteer . - verb intransitive To
snarl ;gnar . - verb intransitive To
growl , especially like a dog;quarrel ; becaptious ortroublesome .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Wons, my Lord, ya look but blindly on't then: time was, a mite on't had bought and shoos in yar Stall, Brother, tho 'noo ya so abound in
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They said that emergency response teams had rushed to the scene in an effort to extinguish the flames and repair the pipeline, which has frequently come under attack in the past. dpa ka yar ag zar mt ds amh ncs221544 GMT Apr 10
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They said that emergency response teams had rushed to the scene in an effort to extinguish the flames and repair the pipeline, which has frequently come under attack in the past. dpa ka yar ag zar mt ds amh ncs221544 GMT Apr 10
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As you're picturing the boat, let's keep it in that storm but now imagine that you're a capable, strong and "yar" captain.
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As you're picturing the boat, let's keep it in that storm but now imagine that you're a capable, strong and "yar" captain.
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Avast, me pretties, it be 'Talk Like a Pirate' day, where people, what whom should be in the ways of knowing better, if y 'mark me meaning, go round talking in mangled West Country accents what with the passing "yar" thrown in the mix.
19th September '07 flidgetjerome 2007
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H'yar's for you, you dog, and thar's for you, you dog's dog!
Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird
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Whar's your cat of the Knobs? your wolf of the Rolling Prairies? h'yar's the old brown b'ar can claw the bark off a gum tree!
Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird
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Captain, if you are anxious to have the young lady, your sister, in safety, h'yar's the place to stick up your tent-poles, h'yar, in this very settlement, whar the Injuns never trouble us, never coming within ten miles of us.
Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird
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And h'yar's the knavery of the thing; sir! the unpronounceable rascality, sir!
Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird
oroboros commented on the word yar
Ray in reverse.
November 3, 2007