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SORN
Etymology
Verb
sorn (third-person singular simple present sorns, present participle sorning, simple past and past participle sorned)
(Scotland, intransitive, dated) to impose upon another for food and lodging.
Anagrams
• NORs, RONs, nors, orns
Noun
SORN (plural SORNs)
(UK) Acronym of statutory off-road notification.
Anagrams
• NORs, RONs, nors, orns
Source: Wiktionary
Sorn, v. i. Etym: [See Sorehon.]
Definition: To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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