scour
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verbDefinition of SCOUR
intransitive verb
: to move about quickly especially in search
transitive verb
: to go through or range over in or as if in a search
Origin of SCOUR
Middle English scuren, skouren, probably from scour, noun, (in phrase god scour quickly), perhaps from Old Norse skūr shower; akin to Old English scūr shower — more at shower
First Known Use: 13th century
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