thar Meaning, Definition & Usage

Thar noun

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A goatlike animal (Capra Jemlaica) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called also serow, and imo. Written also thaar, and tahr.

Thar verb impersonal, present

Etymology

OE. thar, Þarf, AS. Þearf, infin. Þurfan to need; akin to OHG. durfan, G. dürfen to be allowed, Icel. Þurfa to need, Goth. Þaúrban.

Definitions

1. It needs; need. Obs. Piers Plowman.

   What thar thee reck or care? Chaucer.