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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gare, n.1 [Of obscure origin.] a. Filth, excrement. b. Slime. —c1420 Wynt. v. 3376.
For the stynk off his foule gare Mony … to ded brystyd 1456 Hay I. 115/24.
That it [sc. the castle] be nocht … in our harde dry territoire, or our myry erde, or full of gare in tyme of rayn
