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gare

/ɡɛə(ɹ)/

noun

Coarse wool on the legs of sheep.

Less commonScrabble 5

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Meanings

noungare (countable and uncountable, plural gares)

plural gares

countableuncountableCoarse wool on the legs of sheep.
That no denyzen or foren make any refuse of wolles but cot gare & vyllayn
1542, Statue on Wool
1 more example
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

Origin

Compare gear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gare

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Anagrams

gear rage ager Gera Rega

Cite this entry

APA

gare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gare

MLA

“gare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gare. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gare,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gare.

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