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What is the meaning of scour?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 6/23/2021

To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress., To purge; as, to scour a horse., To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away., To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast., To clean anything by rubbing., To cleanse anything., To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea., To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper., Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.

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