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scurrile

[skur-il, -ahyl, skuhr-]

adjective Archaic.

scurrilous.

Origin:
1560–70; < Latin scurrīlis jeering, equivalent to scurr(a) buffoon + -īlis -ile

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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