scorse
(obsolete) barter; exchange; trade
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.
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
