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
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Haud the horse till I win on; Haud him siccar, haud him fair, Haud him by a pickle hair.
From Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk by Ford, Robert
"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 Lauder, Harry, Sir
And it's human to be wanting to mak' siccar that the wife and the bairns will be all richt if a man dees before his time.
From Between You and Me by Lauder, Harry, Sir
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