thar

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

thar, n. 

 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.  [1913 Webster]

thar, v. impersonal, pres. [OE. thar, þarf, AS. þearf, infin. þurfan to need; akin to OHG. durfan, G. dÜrfen to be allowed, Icel. þurfa to need, Goth. þaúrban.].

 It needs; need.  Piers Plowman.  [1913 Webster]
"What thar thee reck or care?"  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

thar, var. of TAHR.