glaur

/ (ɡlɔːr) /


noun
  1. Scot mud or mire

Origin of glaur

1
C16: of unknown origin

Derived forms of glaur

  • glaury, adjective

Words Nearby glaur

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How to use glaur in a sentence

  • But the painters have had their revenge at last, and their "glaur" now covers the old man's tombstone.

    Fresh Fields | John Burroughs
  • Ye can jist pent the bog wi' yer ashbaket feet, for ye'll pit nane o' yer glaur on ma door.

    Fresh Fields | John Burroughs
  • Fling dead cats at her, and clod her wi' cabbages and glaur!

    Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City | S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
  • A clean and decent road's before me and a comrade for it, and I'm in the mood to take it, and here's the glaur about my feet!

    Doom Castle | Neil Munro