Scoon

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To skim along (a surface) like a vessel on the water. ambitransitive

Etymology

Possibly related with shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”). Compare Danish skynde (“to hurry”).

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