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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vare \Vare\, noun (Zo["o]l.) A weasel. [Prov. Eng.]
{Vare widgeon} (Zo["o]l.), 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.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vare \Vare\, noun [Sp. vara staff, wand, L. vara forked pole.] A wand or staff of authority or justice. [Obs.]
His hand a vare of justice did uphold. --Dryden.
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