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scur

British  
/ skɜː /

noun

  1. vet science a small unattached growth of horn at the site of a normal horn in cattle

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In an angry court order last week, Judge New blasted Editor Neal's comments as "disdainful, despicable, scur rilous and contemptuous."

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A "human interest" newspaper account of her plight brings other characters scur rying.

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Perhaps from the Anglo-Saxon scur, a heavy shower, a sudden squall.

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