siccar

British

/ ˈsɪkər /

adjective

Also: sicker. sure; certain

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Etymology

Origin of siccar

Middle English, from Latin sēcūrus _secure

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siccar

But an auld dug snaks siccar – an old dog's bite holds fast.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2010

And nowe is al Reasoun disperplyd, for lo! ther rideth out of the Weste upon usse Sir Alaine the Ladd, whych is siccar the most onnatural knight that ever was my doole to see.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he was one of those who maun learn for themselves to mak siccar.

From Between You and Me by Sir Harry Lauder

"Ye micht fall in again, Harry, and I'll just be makin' siccar that ane of us twa gets hame the nicht!"

From Between You and Me by Sir Harry Lauder

I hae brocht wi' me my silver spune," said a voice that went to my heart; "I made siccar o' my silver spoon.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

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