āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
scur (plural scurs)
(veterinary) A distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow.
scur (third-person singular simple present scurs, present participle scurring, simple past and past participle scurred)
(intransitive, obsolete, UK, dialect) To move hastily; to scour.
• CRUs, RUCs, crus, curs, rucs
Source: Wiktionary
Scur, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Scour to run.]
Definition: To move hastily; to scour. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States