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plural gars
(especially US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws. quotations examples
Gars are long, slender, predatory fishes of quiet waters east of the Rockies.
1967, George K. Reid, edited by Herbert S. Zim and George S. Fichter, Pond Life, New York: Golden Press, page 128
(especially UK, Ireland) A garfish, Belone belone. examples
third-person singular simple present gars, present participle garring, simple past and past participle gart
(now chiefly UK dialectal) To make, compel (someone to do something); to cause (something to be done). quotations examples
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 [...].
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XX
Time gars me tremble. Ah, how sore the baulk! / While Time in pride of strength cloth ever stalk [...].
1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 15