English

Noun

scur ‎(plural scurs)

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

Etymology 2

Compare scour ‎(“to run”).

Verb

scur ‎(third-person singular simple present scurs, present participle scurring, simple past and past participle scurred)

1. (intransitive, obsolete, Britain, dialect) To move hastily; to scour.

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Anagrams

• crus
• curs

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• scuru

Etymology

Probably ultimately from Latin obscūrus, perhaps through the intermediate of Italian scuro.

Adjective

scur

1. dark brown (usually of hair)
2. (figuratively) sombre

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skūrō, whence also Old High German scūr, Old Norse skúr, from PIE root *kew-(e)ro-

Noun

scūr ?

1. shower

Descendants

• Middle English: shour, schur, showre
  • English: shower

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skūrō, whence also Old Saxon skūr, Old English scūr, Old Norse skúr.

Noun

scūr ?

1. shower

Descendants

• Middle High German: schūre, schūr, schoure, schour
  • German: Schauer