SKIRRS

Verb

skirrs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skirr

Source: Wiktionary


SKIRR

Skirr, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scur, Scurry.]

Definition: To ramble over in order to clear; to scour. [Archaic] Shak.

Skirr, v. i.

Definition: To scour; to scud; to run. [Archaic]

Skirr, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A tern. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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