SCUR

Etymology 1

Noun

scur (plural scurs)

(veterinary) A distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow.

Etymology 2

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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