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Definition: HIGRE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Eagre": 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Higre" is a common misspelling or typo for: chigre.

Date "Higre" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Higre \Hi"gre\, noun. See Eagre. [obsolete]. (references)

Definition: HIGRE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Eagre": 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.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"HIGRE" is a common misspelling or typo for: chigre.

Date "HIGRE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Higre \Hi"gre\, noun. See Eagre. [obsolete]. (references)