Thar

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thar \Thar\, n. (Zool.)
     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}.
     [Written also {thaar}, and {tahr}.]


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thar \Thar\, v. impersonal, pres. [OE. thar, [thorn]arf, AS.
     [thorn]earf, infin. [thorn]urfan to need; akin to OHG.
     durfan, G. d["u]rfen to be allowed, Icel. [thorn]urfa to
     need, Goth. [thorn]a['u]rban.]
     It needs; need. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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           What thar thee reck or care?             --Chaucer.
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