Scur
//skɜː// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow.
Verb
- 1 To move hastily; to scour. UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
"Here he whistled , and the animal , who was scurring over the field , and occasionally kicking up his heels , instantly returned with a gentle neigh"
Example
More examples"Here he whistled , and the animal , who was scurring over the field , and occasionally kicking up his heels , instantly returned with a gentle neigh"
Etymology
Compare scour (“to run”).
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