haar

[ hahr ]

/ hɑr /

noun Scot. and North England.

a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.

Nearby words

haaf, haag, haag, den, haakon iv, haakon vii, haar, haarlem, haarlemmermeer, haarscheibe tumor, haas, hab.

Origin of haar

First recorded in 1665–75; north variant of hoar

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Examples from the Web for haar

History broods over that part of the world like the easterly 157 haar.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Tha'll sit thear, remarkin an praichin bi th' haar together, an nivver give me a chonce to get in a word edgeways.
Yorkshire Tales. Third Series|John Hartley
We fought for over hawve an haar, summat like fifteen raands, punsin' and o' (kicking with clogs).
Lancashire Idylls (1898)|Marshall Mather
The "hart" was once only confounded with "haar," and responded to by grasping at the hair.
The Mind of the Child, Part II|W. Preyer

“Not haar me, by thunder,” screeched the other, raising his voice.
The Island Treasure|John Conroy Hutcheson

British Dictionary definitions for haar

haar

/ (hɑː) /

noun

Eastern British a cold sea mist or fog off the North Sea

Word Origin for haar

C17: related to Dutch dialect harig damp

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