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

Example Sentences

O Ony, any. orra, odd. owre, over. oxter, the armpit.

From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by Rorie, David

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

From The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural by Rhys, Ernest

Oh, dear, Mr. Bertram, and what the waur were the wa's and the vault o' the old castle for having a whin kegs o' brandy in them at an orra time?

From Guy Mannering by Scott, Walter, Sir

Mrs. Gourlay had only four people to look after—her husband, her two children, and Jock Gilmour, the orra man.

From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas

Sae we drave oor ain kye hame, my lady," he said, "and aiblins some orra anes that was na oor ain.

From The Gold Of Fairnilee by Lang, Andrew