scran
Britishnoun
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slang food; provisions
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dialect bad luck to
Etymology
Origin of scran
C18: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Scottish Scran, a website that celebrates Scottish food, claims it receives more requests for morning roll recipes than any other type of food.
From BBC
Mr Kitchin, 44, runs Michelin-starred restaurant the Kitchin and gastropub Scran and Scallie, both in Edinburgh.
From BBC
“I’ve always wanted to open a chippy called Woo Tan Scran because the name is hilarious. I never thought it was actually going to happen.”
From The Guardian
Next up for your delectation is Mad Men, a show which, though a little more circumspect in its culinary tastes – it’s hard to imagine Don Draper shovelling down lobster linguine in the manner of Tony Soprano – still takes its scran, and the accompanying beverage to wash it down with, very seriously indeed.
From The Guardian
Scran′ning, the act of begging for food.—Bad scran to you! bad fare to you! an Irish imprecation.
From Project Gutenberg
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