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third-person singular simple present yars, present participle yarring, simple past and past participle yarred
(intransitive) To snarl; to gnar. examples
(intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To growl, especially like a dog; quarrel; to be captious or troublesome. examples
comparative more yar, superlative most yar
(UK dialectal) Sour; brackish. examples
comparative yarer, superlative yarest
(nautical, of a vessel, especially sailboat) Quick and agile; easy to hand, reef and steer. quotations examples
The wynd was good, the Schip was yare.
1390, J. Gower, Confessio Amantis, II. 237
My, she was yar...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right. Everything a boat should be, until she develops dry rot.
1939, The Philadelphia Story written by Philip Barry
...to make a ship best weighed, or yarest in her going.
1958, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
Arr, here be a fine vessel: the yarest river-going boat there be.
1993 Captain McAllister, The Simpsons ep. 1F06