haar

[ hahr ]

/ hɑr /

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noun Scot. and North England.

a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.

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Origin of haar

First recorded in 1665–75; north variant of hoar

Words nearby haar

ha, HAA, haaf, Haakon IV, Haakon VII, haar, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Haas, Hab., Hába

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How to use haar in a sentence

A gust o' win' is skirlin' the noo, and as we luik ower the faem, the haar is risin', weetin' the green swaird wi' misty shoo'rs.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
She hat haar as prown ash a pretzel,Her eyes vas himmel-plue, Und ven dey looket indo mine,Dey shplit mine heart in two.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Mountaineers have peculiar difficulty with diphthongs: haar (hair), cheer (chair), brile, and a host of others.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart
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

But tha can have yond nasty gooid-for-nawt as soain as tha likes, for awst leeave thi if aw live wol awm an haar older!
Yorksher Puddin'|John Hartley

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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