gare
/ɡɛə(ɹ)/
gare noun: coarse wool on the legs of sheep.
Noun
gare (countable and uncountable, plural gares)
- Coarse wool on the legs of sheep.
- That no denyzen or foren make any refuse of wolles but cot gare & vyllayn1542, Statue on Wool
- Sheep with wool of a type to suit the locality and conditions are less liable to the appearance of gares.1956, E. Noel Roberts, The Theory and Practice of Breeding, page 192
Forms of gare
| plural | gares |
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Origin of gare
Compare gear.
Phrases with gare
Words that rhyme with gare
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- declare
- hair
- Sinclair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- Voltaire
Questions about gare
- What does gare mean?
- Gare means coarse wool on the legs of sheep.
- What part of speech is gare?
- Gare is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gare?
- Gare is pronounced /ɡɛə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of gare?
- The plural of gare is gares.
Words near gare in the dictionary
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