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Gar vs Guar - What's the difference?

gar | guar |

As nouns the difference between gar and guar

is that gar is gaur (species of wild cattle) while guar is an annual legume, used as a food for cattle and humans.

gar

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) gar, gare, gere, gore, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) spear

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several fish, of the family , that have long, narrow jaws; garfish

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) garren, gerren, from (etyl) gera, gerva'' (Swedish ''''), from (etyl) . Compare ''yare .

    Verb

  • * 1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book XX:
    • I shall firste begyn at Sandwyche, and there I shall go in my shearte, barefoote, and at every ten myles ende I shall founde and gar make an house of religious, of what order that ye woll assygne me [...].
  • * 1885 , Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night , Night 15:
    • Time gars me tremble. Ah, how sore the baulk! / While Time in pride of strength cloth ever stalk [...].

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    guar

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An annual legume, used as a food for cattle and humans.

    • Synonyms

    * cluster bean * (taxlink) (taxonomic name) * guar bean

    Related terms

    * guaran * guar gum

    External links

    * ("guar" on Wikipedia)

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