splore
Americannoun
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a frolic; revel; carousal.
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a commotion; disturbance.
noun
Etymology
Origin of splore
First recorded in 1775–85; perhaps shortening of explore
Example Sentences
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“Lord haud a grip o’ us!” cried Aleck; “it’s auld Peg hoastin’—De’il wauken her, the cankered rush! she’ll breed a bonny splore gin she finds me here.”
From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Willis, Herbert
She saw me, and kend me in the splore, for the mask fell frae my face for a blink.
From The Black Dwarf by Scott, Walter, Sir
I like a bit splore, but give it to me in our old style, with the tartan instead of buff, and the target for breastplate and taslets.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
I hae a good conscience, and little to answer for, unless it be about a rant amang the lasses, or a splore at a fair, and that's no muckle to speak of.
From The Black Dwarf by Scott, Walter, Sir
So, Mr. Errol continued the splore, and smoked the Turk's head.
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
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