Eagre

Word EAGRE
Character 5
Hyphenation ea gre
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Eagre"

What do we mean by eagre?

See eager. noun

A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; -- commonly called the bore. See bore. noun

Obsolete form of eager. adjective

A tidal bore noun

A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) noun

Sharp; sour; acid.

Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.

Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.

Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.

Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

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The word "eagre" in example sentences

Friday The 13th was the nail in the coffin - the movie was so eagre to both reinvent itself and cater to fans at the same time that it completely forgot to remind us why Jason is such a horror badass. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Agar (the Humber eagre), and this year each fond father dreads lest his daughter will be chosen for the victim. ❋ Arnold Wynne (N/A)

Then we are caught into the primal beauty of earth, and life flows in upon us like an eagre. ❋ Unknown (1917)

As we met the roaring eagre we felt the engine leap, as Schwartz's hesitation left him and he opened the throttle. ❋ Herbert Quick (1893)

_ 'But like an _eagre_ rode in triumph o'er the tide.' ❋ Robert Sharp (1879)

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. ❋ Bret Harte (1869)

"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." ❋ Emily Sarah Holt (1864)

Eagre is the old English word for vinegar, which is just "wine-eagre." ❋ Emily Sarah Holt (1864)

[Footnote 90: 'An eagre:' a tide swelling above another tide -- observed on the River Trent.] [Footnote 91: 'Short and Hobbes:' two physicians who attended on the king.] [Footnote 92: 'King:' King David.] [Footnote 93: 'The prophet:' Elijah.] ***** ❋ John Dryden (1665)

But like an eagre [90] rode in triumph o'er the tide. ❋ John Dryden (1665)

Graphic novels are still one of the rising stars for booksellers and publishers and folks are eagre to learn as much about what makes them tick as possible … ❋ Poetbloggs.net (2010)

By shady eagre of an thoroughfare, lathee reimbursement to hemolytic up helicteres, and hypermedia whacking from the childlike, overt furunculosis. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sparkle Ball Practice, toss sparkle balls to put eagre children and puppies to sleep. ❋ Daynah (2009)

Bush!” with “We Democrats are no more eagre to play pay-back by pushing impeachment of Pres. ❋ Unknown (2006)

[ 'The eagre or "bore" of the Severn is a large and swift tide-wave which sometimes flows in from the Atlantic Ocean with great force.' ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)

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