siccar
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of siccar
Middle English, from Latin sēcūrus secure
Example Sentences
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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
"Doubt?" was the reply of Sir Roger Fitzpatrick, "I'll mak siccar."
From An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) by Rait, Robert S.
That much we ken, and there's nae sae much more we can be siccar of.
From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir
But he was one of those who maun learn for themselves to mak siccar.
From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir
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