scour

  • 71Scouring barrel — Scour Scour (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scouring}.] [Akin to LG. sch[ u]ren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. {Cure}.] 1. To …

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  • 72Scouring cinder — Scour Scour (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scouring}.] [Akin to LG. sch[ u]ren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. {Cure}.] 1. To …

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  • 73Scouring rush — Scour Scour (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scouring}.] [Akin to LG. sch[ u]ren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. {Cure}.] 1. To …

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  • 74Scouring stock — Scour Scour (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scouring}.] [Akin to LG. sch[ u]ren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. {Cure}.] 1. To …

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  • 75scourer — Ⅰ. scour [1] ► VERB 1) clean or brighten by vigorous rubbing with an abrasive or detergent. 2) (of running water) erode (a channel or pool). ► NOUN 1) the action of scouring or the state of being scoured. 2) (also scours) diarrh …

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  • 76scowrer — scourˈer or (obsolete) scowrˈer noun (historical) A member of a roistering band that scoured the streets, maltreating watchmen and others • • • Main Entry: ↑scour …

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  • 77scouringrush — scour·ing rush (skourʹĭng) n. Any of several species of horsetail, especially Equisetum hyemale, having rough ridged stems formerly used for scouring utensils. * * * …

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  • 78scourer — scour|er [ˈskauərə US ˈskaurər] n also scouring pad a small ball of wire or rough plastic for cleaning cooking pots and pans …

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  • 79scouring pad — scour|ing pad [ skauərıŋ ,pæd ] noun count a small piece of a rough substance used for cleaning pans …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 80scouring — scour·ing …

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