Synonyms for gar
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gahr |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɑr |
Définition of gar
Origin :- "pike-like fish," 1765, American English, shortening of garfish (mid-15c.), from Old English gar "spear," from Proto-Germanic *gaizo- (cf. Old Norse geirr, Old Saxon, Old High German ger, German Ger "spear"), from PIE *ghaiso- "stick, spear" (see goad).
- As in spear : noun lance
- Wait till I do that which may gar her look at me,' said the chivalrous youth.
- Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- "I've got 'em, Gar," cried Emens, and the two started back for their guns.
- Extract from : « Shadows of Shasta » by Joaquin Miller
- Gar Dosson growls this out between his teeth as he sets his gun in the corner.
- Extract from : « Shadows of Shasta » by Joaquin Miller
- Also called the guard-fish, but it is from the Anglo-Saxon gar, a weapon.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
- God curse my sister Margot and the day she gar'd me carry the letters!
- Extract from : « Privy Seal » by Ford Madox Ford
- You could "gar her greet," but you could not "gar her know."
- Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- A penny in my purse will gar me drink when my friends winna.
- Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop
- The bird that can sing, an' winna sing, should be gar'd sing.
- Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop
- By gar, me do look he shall clapper-de-claw me; for, by gar, me vill have it.
- Extract from : « The Merry Wives of Windsor » by William Shakespeare
- By gar, tis no the fashion of France; it is not jealous in France.
- Extract from : « The Merry Wives of Windsor » by William Shakespeare
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