eagre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eagre
1640–50; apparently representing earlier agar, ager, obscurely akin to hyger, higre; (compare Anglo-Latin (12th century) higra the tidal bore of the Severn); compared with Old English ēgor, eogor flood, high tide, though preservation of g in modern forms is problematic
Example Sentences
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As we met the roaring eagre we felt the engine leap, as Schwartz’s311 hesitation left him and he opened the throttle.
From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Quick, Herbert
A large wave like an eagre, diverging from its bow, was extending to either bank, swamping the tules and threatening to submerge the lower levees.
From A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories by Harte, Bret
As for the tidal wave, improperly called an eagre, which rushed up the sea-front, it had but a very moderate height and a quite restricted force.
From The Tremendous Event by Leblanc, Maurice
The tide of fashion was rushing like an eagre "up to the Park."
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
“He’s eagre, and she’s mustard; and they’ll none mix ill—but they’ll set folks’ throats a-fire as meddles wi’ ’em.”
From Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
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