rear

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

1) under roasted or boiled ; not done enough.


2) mice, bats. Derb.

3) (corruptly pronounced [RARE]), early, soon. Meat under roasted, boiled, or broiled, is said to be rear, or rare, from being taken too soon off the fire. See raid and rathe. Kent.

4) early. Kent.

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