Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scaur

/skɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scaur
IPA: /skɔː/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A steep cliff or bank.

Example Sentences

"The crag is high, the scaur is deep, / Yet shrink not from the desperate leap […]."
"There are "stags of ten" roaming abroad unstalked; and perchance that is a hart royal swelling his broad front on yonder scaur."

Etymology

A dialectal form of scar.

Inflected Forms

scaurs (plural)

Rhymes With

law saw draw raw swing saw aw shaw withdraw straw jaw thoughtful awe

Questions

How do you pronounce scaur?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɔː/.
What does scaur mean?: A steep cliff or bank.
Where does scaur come from?: A dialectal form of scar.

How to pronounce scaur

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