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scour

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scour
prolonged diarrhoea in livestock, esp cattle
scour [′skau̇ยทər]
(geology)
tidal scour
scour
The erosion of a concrete surface, exposing the aggregate.
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He never could go after even a turnip-cart but he must have the swords and guns all scoured up for it, though they was only lath and broomsticks, and you might scour at them till you rotted, and then they warn't worth a mouthful of ashes more than what they was before.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
"There's a strong scour with the ebb," he said, "and this here passage has been dug out, in a manner of speaking, with a spade.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Half the regiments form bands and scour the countryside and put everything to fire and sword.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
 
 
 
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