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scaurs

scaurs is the plural of scaur.

Meaning of scaur

Noun

scaur (plural scaurs)

  1. (Scotland) A steep cliff or bank.
    • The crag is high, the scaur is deep, / Yet shrink not from the desperate leap […].1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 3.XIII

Questions about scaurs

What is scaurs the plural of?
Scaurs is the plural of scaur.

Words near scaurs in the dictionary

  1. scaupers
  2. scaups
  3. scaur
  4. scaurie
  5. scauries
  6. scaurs
  7. scaury
  8. scav
  9. scavage
  10. scavaged
  11. scavager

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