scaur
English
Etymology
Dialectal form of scar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skɔː/
Noun
scaur (plural scaurs)
- (chiefly Scotland) A steep cliff or bank.
- 1859, Walter Cooper Dendy, The wild Hebrides (page 67)
- There are "stags of ten" roaming abroad unstalked; and perchance that is a hart royal swelling his broad front on yonder scaur.
- 1859, Walter Cooper Dendy, The wild Hebrides (page 67)
Anagrams
- Curas, arcus, carus