orra

American  

[awr-uh, or-uh] / ˈɔr ə, ˈɒr ə /

Or orrow

adjective

Scot.

1. not regular or scheduled; odd.

   orra work.

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orra British  

/ ˈɒrə /

adjective

1. odd or unmatched; supernumerary

2. occasional or miscellaneous

3. an odd-jobman

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Etymology

Origin of orra

First recorded in 1720–30; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

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orra

It was an orra and remarkable gathering, convened surely by the trickery of a fantastic and vagabond providence,—"not a great many, but well picked," as Mac-gregor the Mottled said of his band of thieves.

From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro

And there was the bag of siller sure aneaugh, and mony orra thing besides, that had been missing for mony a day.

From Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

Here aft hae I, wi' sober heart, For meditation sat apairt, When orra loves or kittle art Perplexed my mind; Here socht a balm for ilka smart O' humankind.

From Underwoods by Robert Louis Stevenson

Sanders was little better than an "orra man," and Sam'l was a weaver, and yet—— But it was too late now.

From Auld Licht Idylls by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

This occurs in a lovely verse— "Mu'n cuairt do bhruachaibh ard mo glinn, Biodh luba gheuga 's orra blath, 's clann bheag' nam preas a' tabhairst seinn Do chreagaibh aosd oran graidh."

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Fiona Macleod

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