Gnar \Gnar\, n. [OE. knarre, gnarre, akin to OD. knor, G.
knorren. Cf. {Knar}, {Knur}, {Gnarl}.]
A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; --
written also {gnarr}. [Archaic]
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He was . . . a thick gnarre. --Chaucer.
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