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Define the word Yare

"Yare" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Yare \Yare\, adv.
   Soon. [Obs.] --Cursor Mundi.
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"yare" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

yare \yare\ (y[^a]r), a. [OE. yare, [yogh]aru, AS. gearu; akin
   to OS. garu, OHG. garo, G. gar, Icel. gerr perfect, g["o]rva
   quite, G. gerben to tan, to curry, OHG. garawen, garwen, to
   make ready. Cf. Carouse, Garb clothing, Gear, n.]
   Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move. [Obs.] "Be
   yare in thy preparation." --Shak.
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         The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and
         is yare; whereas the greater is slow.    --Sir W.
                                                  Raleigh.
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