Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gare

/ɡɛə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: gare
IPA: /ɡɛə(ɹ)/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Coarse wool on the legs of sheep.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That no denyzen or foren make any refuse of wolles but cot gare & vyllayn"
"Sheep with wool of a type to suit the locality and conditions are less liable to the appearance of gares."

Etymology

Compare gear.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gares (plural)

Rhymes With

their there where care they're air share hair fair wear square aware

Questions

How do you pronounce gare?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɛə(ɹ)/.
What does gare mean?: Coarse wool on the legs of sheep.
Where does gare come from?: Compare gear.

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