SCOUR, skowr, _v.t._ to clean by rubbing with something rough: to cleanse
from grease or dirt: to remove by rubbing: to cleanse by a current: to
search thoroughly by scrubbing: to cleanse by brushing: to purge
drastically.--_n._ the action of a strong current in a narrow channel:
violent purging.--_ns._ SCOUR'AGE, refuse water after scouring; SCOUR'ER,
drastic cathartic; SCOUR'ING, in angling, the freshening of angle-worms for
bait by putting them in clean sand; SCOUR'ING-BALL, a ball composed of
soap, &c., for removing stains of grease.--_n.pl._ SCOUR'ING-DROPS, a
mixture of oil of turpentine and oil of lemon used for removing
stains.--_ns._ SCOUR'ING-RUSH, one of the horse-tails; SCOUR'ING-STOCK, in
woollen manufacture, an apparatus in which cloths are treated to remove the
oil and to cleanse them in the process of manufacture. [O. Fr.
_escurer_--L. _excur[=a]re_, to take great care of.]
SCOUR, skowr, _v.i._ to run with swiftness: to scurry along.--_v.t._ to run
quickly over.--_n._ SCOUR'ER, a footpad. [O. Fr. _escourre_--L.
_excurr[)e]re_, to run forth.]
SCOURGE, skurj, _n._ a whip made of leather thongs: an instrument of
punishment: a punishment: means of punishment.--_v.t._ to whip severely: to
punish in order to correct.--_n._ SCOUR'GER, a flagellant. [O. Fr.
_escorgie_ (Fr. _écourgée_)--L. (_scutia_) _excoriata_, (a whip) made of
leather--_corium_, leather.]
SCOURSE, sk[=o]rs, _v.i._ (_Spens._) to run: to hurry. [O. Fr.
_escourser_--L. _excurr[)e]re_, _excursum_, to run out.]
SCOURSE, sk[=o]rs, _v.t._ to barter, exchange.--_v.i._ to make an
exchange.--_n._ (_Spens._) discourse.--Also SCORSE, SCOSS. [Prob.
_discourse_.]
SCOUT, skowt, _n._ one sent out to bring in tidings, observe the enemy,
&c.: a spy: a sneak: in cricket, a fielder: the act of watching: a bird of
the auk family: a college servant at Oxford, the same as _gyp_ in Cambridge
and _skip_ in Dublin.--_v.t._ to watch closely.--_n._ SCOUT'-MAS'TER, an
officer who has the direction of army scouts. [O. Fr. _escoute_--escouter
(It. _ascoltare_)--L. _auscult[=a]re_, to listen--auris, the ear.]
SCOUT, skowt, _v.t._ to sneer at: to reject with disdain.--_adv._
SCOUT'INGLY, sneeringly. [Scand.,--Ice. _skúta_, _skúti_, a
taunt--_skjóta_, to shoot.]
SCOUT, skowt, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to pour forth a liquid forcibly, esp.
excrement.--_n._ the guillemot.
SCOUTER, skowt'[.e]r, _n._ a workman who uses jump-drills, wedges, &c. to
scale off large flakes of stone.
SCOUTH, skowth, _n._ (_Scot._) room: scope, plenty.
SCOUTHER, skow'th[.e]r, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to scorch: to fire hastily, as on
a gridiron.
SCOVAN, sk[=o]'van, _n._ a Cornish name for a vein of tin.
SCOVE, sk[=o]v, _v.t._ to cover with clay so as to prevent the escape of
heat in burning.
SCOVED, sk[=o]vd, _adj._ (_prov._) smeared or blotched.--Also SC[=O]'VY.
SCOVEL, skuv'l, _n._ (_prov._) a mop for sweeping ovens.