Scaur
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɔː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scaur is a noun meaning (chiefly Scotland) A steep cliff or bank.
Meaning
(chiefly Scotland) A steep cliff or bank.
Example Sentences
The crag is high, the scaur is deep, / Yet shrink not from the desperate leap […].
There are "stags of ten" roaming abroad unstalked; and perchance that is a hart royal swelling his broad front on yonder scaur.
Word Forms
- scaurs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scraugh, scar, heugh, scaup, scarp, scree.
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