gar
pronunciation
How to pronounce gar in British English:
UK [ɡɑ:i]
How to pronounce gar in American English:
US [ɡɑr]
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- Noun:
- primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth
- elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
Word Origin
- gar (n.)
- pike-like fish, 1765, American English, shortening of garfish (mid-15c.), from fish (n.) + Middle English gare, gore "a spear," from Old English gar "spear," from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz "spear" (cognates: Old Norse geirr "spear; point of an anvil," Old Saxon, Old High German ger, German Ger "spear"), from PIE *ghaiso- "a stick, spear" (see goad (n.)). The fish so called for its long sharp snout. Compare Edgar, garlic.
Example
- 1. Could you really do it , gar ?
- 2. Alexandria indiana 3 br 2 ba w 2 car gar real estate .
- 3. Hunan tea gar beach only subtle fragrance of tea .
- 4. Gar - ball hose bibcock with nylon connection .
- 5. Look , the garss here is longer than it is in the front gar .