Meanings
nounscaur (plural scaurs)
plural scaurs
- ScotlandA steep cliff or bank.
The crag is high, the scaur is deep, / Yet shrink not from the desperate leap […].
1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 3.XIII1 more example
There are "stags of ten" roaming abroad unstalked; and perchance that is a hart royal swelling his broad front on yonder scaur.
1859, Walter Cooper Dendy, The wild Hebrides, page 67
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Origin
A dialectal form of scar.
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Rhymes with scaur
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“scaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaur. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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