scorse

Scorse

Scorse\ (? or ?), n. [Cf. It. scorsa a course, and E. discourse.] Barter; exchange; trade. [Obs.]

And recompensed them with a better scorse. --Spenser.
Webster's Revised

Scorse

Scorse\, v. t. [Written also scourse, and scoss.]

1. To barter or exchange. [Obs.] --Spenser.

2. To chase. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Scorse is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Scorse

Scorse\, v. i. To deal for the purchase of anything; to practice barter. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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