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–noun Chiefly British.

a tidal bore or flood.

Also, eager.

[Origin: 1640–50; appar. repr. earlier agar, ager, obscurely akin to hyger, higre; (cf. AL (12th century) higra the tidal bore of the Severn); compared with OE égor, eogor flood, high tide, though preservation of g in modern forms is problematic

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n. A high, often dangerous wave caused by the surge of a flood tide upstream in a narrowing estuary or by colliding tidal currents. Also called eagre.

[Middle English bare, wave, from Old Norse bāra; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ea·gre also ea·ger Audio Help (ē'gər, ā'gər) Pronunciation Key
n. See bore³.

[Origin unknown.]

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