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Pare vs Parr - What's the difference?

pare | parr |

As a verb pare

is to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.

As a noun parr is

young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.

pare

English

Verb

(par)
  • to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
  • We pared the paired pears.
  • to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
  • Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
  • to trim the hoof of a horse
  • Synonyms

    * to peel * to skin

    Derived terms

    * cheeseparing * parer * paring * paring knife * pare away * pare down * pare off

    Anagrams

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    parr

    English

    Noun

  • Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
  • A young leveret.
  • Anagrams

    * (Webster 1913)