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scart

verb \ ˈskärt \

Definition of scart

-ed/-ing/-s
chiefly Scottish
: scratch, scrape

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Origin and Etymology of scart

Middle English skarten, alteration of scratten to scratch

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scart

noun \ " \

Definition of scart

plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: scratch, mark; especially : one made in writing
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scart

noun \ " \
variants: or scarth \-rth\

Definition of scart

plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: cormorant

Origin and Etymology of scart

Middle English scarth, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skarfr cormorant

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scart

Definition of scart

  • dialectal past tense of scare

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