scourer
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ər, ˈskaʊDictionary.com Unabridged
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Scourer
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scour1 (skaʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to clean or polish (a surface) by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth |
| 2. | to remove dirt from or have the dirt removed from |
| 3. | (tr) to clear (a channel) by the force of water; flush |
| 4. | (tr) to remove by or as if by rubbing |
| 5. | (intr) (of livestock, esp cattle) to have diarrhoea |
| 6. | (tr) to cause (livestock) to purge their bowels |
| 7. | (tr) to wash (wool) to remove wax, suint, and other impurities |
| —n | |
| 8. | the act of scouring |
| 9. | the place scoured, esp by running water |
| 10. | something that scours, such as a cleansing agent |
| 11. | (often plural) prolonged diarrhoea in livestock, esp cattle |
| [C13: via Middle Low German schūren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excūrāre to cleanse, from cūrāre; see | |
| 'scourer1 | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
But it took a professional scourer and a, dollar and a half to get it oft his coat.
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