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SCORSE
Etymology
Noun
scorse
(obsolete) barter; exchange; trade
Verb
scorse (third-person singular simple present scorses, present participle scorsing, simple past and past participle scorsed)
(obsolete, ambitransitive) To barter or exchange.
(obsolete) To chase.
Anagrams
• Croses, Crosse, Secors, Sorces, cessor, corses, crosse, orcess, scores
Source: Wiktionary
Scorse ( or ), n. Etym: [Cf. It. scorsa a course, and E. discourse.]
Definition: Barter; exchange; trade. [Obs.] And recompensed them with a better scorse. Spenser.
Scorse, v. t. Etym: [Written also scourse, and scoss.]
1. To barter or exchange. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To chase. [Obs.] Spenser.
Scorse, v. i.
Definition: To deal for the purchase of anything; to practice barter. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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