scart

[ skahrt ]

/ skɑrt /

verb (used with or without object) Scot.

to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.

Nearby words

Origin of scart

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

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Examples from the Web for scart

If there was ever a man that scart him, and kept him scart till the day he died, then I'd like to see that same.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
Oh, yer needn't be scart,' Job, because yer old pard's got a job in the Yellow Jacket as well as yer.
The Transformation of Job|Frederick Vining Fisher
I's scart but I walks up to it and it nothin' but de big spiderweb on de bush.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
That scart me, for it was past two o'clock in the mornin'—pretty near three.
Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery|Theodore Goodridge Roberts

I let him go into the cellar that night you say your sister was scart.
The Girls of Hillcrest Farm|Amy Bell Marlowe

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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