scart

[ skahrt ]

/ skɑrt /

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verb (used with or without object) Scot.

to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.

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Origin of scart

1325–75; Middle English (Scots), metathetic variant of scrat to scratch

Words nearby scart

scarph, scarred, Scarron, scarry, Scarsdale, scart, scar tissue, scarves, scary, scat, scatback

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How to use scart in a sentence

But I ain't got that reason, an' never will have—so I'm scart.
Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery|Theodore Goodridge Roberts
I've been thinkin' about one that did, and that he was scart of.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
You never see such a dumbfounded, scart set of men in your life, an Seward looked as ef he would craul through an auger hole.
Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia|Seba Smith
He could yell an holler equal to wild Injins, an he ginerally scart away all the varmints for several miles around.
Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia|Seba Smith

As she expressed it afterward, "the everlastin' soul was pretty nigh scart out of her."
Cap'n Dan's Daughter|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for scart (1 of 2)

scart

/ (skært) Scot /

verb

to scratch or scrape

noun

a scratch or scrape

a stroke of a pen

a small amount; scraping

Word Origin for scart

C14: from earlier scrat

British Dictionary definitions for scart (2 of 2)

Scart

SCART

/ (skɑːt) /

noun

electronics

a 21-pin plug-and-socket system which carries picture, sound, and other signals, used especially in home entertainment systems
(as modifier)a Scart cable

Word Origin for Scart

C20: after S yndicat des C onstructeurs des A ppareils R adiorécepteurs et T éléviseurs, the company that designed it

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