Scur
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɜː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scur is a noun meaning (veterinary medicine) A distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow.
Meaning
(veterinary medicine) A distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow.
More Meanings
- (intransitive, obsolete, UK, dialect) To move hastily; to scour.
Example Sentences
Here he whistled, and the animal, who was scurring over the field , and occasionally kicking up his heels, instantly returned with a gentle neigh.
Word Forms
- scurs
- scurring
- scurred
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disbudding, skewbald, scrub, round, wether, buck.
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