sorn
/ (sɔːn) /
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verb
(intr, often foll by on or upon) Scot to obtain food, lodging, etc, from another person by presuming on his generosity
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Word Origin for sorn
C16: from earlier sorren a feudal obligation requiring vassals to offer free hospitality to their lord and his men, from obsolete Irish sorthan free quarters
Words nearby sorn
sorghum beer, sorgo, sori, soricine, sorites, sorn, soroban, Sorocaba, Sorokin, Sorolla y Bastida, soroptimist
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