VARE

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A wand or staff of authority or justice. [Obs.] His hand a vare of justice did uphold. Dryden.

2.
n.

A weasel. [Prov. Eng.] Vare widgeon (Zoöl.), a female or young male of the smew; a weasel duck; -- so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a vare, or weasel. [Prov. Eng.]

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