Webster's Dictionary 1913

1783

Scoundrel

Scoun″drel (?), n. [Probably from Prov. E. & Scotch scunner, scouner, to loathe, to disgust, akin to AS. scunian to shun. See Shun.] A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villai...

1784

Scoundrel (2)

Scoun″drel, a. Low; base; mean; unprincipled.

1785

Scoundreldom

Scoun″drel‐dom (?), n. The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively; the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels. Carlyle.

1786

Scoundrelism

Scoun″drel‐ism (?), n. The practices or conduct of a scoundrel; baseness; rascality. Cotgrave.

1787

Scour

Scour (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scoured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Scouring.] [Akin to LG. schüren, D. schuren, schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. esc...

1788

Scour (2)

Scour, v. i. 1. To clean anything by rubbing. Shak.2. To cleanse anything.Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better. Bacon.3. To be purged freely; to have a diarrhœ...

1789

Scour (3)

Scour, n. Diarrhœa or dysentery among cattle.

1790

Scour (4)

Scour (?), v. t. To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.If my neighbor ought to scour a ditch. Blackstone.

1791

Scour (5)

Scour, n. 1. The act of scouring.2. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.If you catch the two sole denizens of a particular scour, you wi...

1792

Scourage

Scour″age (?; 48), n. Refuse water after scouring.

1793

Scourer

Scour″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, scours.2. A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.In those days of highwaymen and scourers. Macaulay.

1794

Scourge

Scourge (?), n. [F. escourgée, fr. L. excoriata (sc. scutica) a stripped off (lash or whip), fr. excoriare to strip, to skin. See Excoriate.] 1. A lash; a strap or cord; especia...

1795

Scourge (2)

Scourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scourged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Scourging (?).] [From Scourge, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.] 1. To whip severely; to lash.Is it lawful for you to scourge a......

1796

Scourger

Scour″ger (?), n. One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.The West must own the scourger of the world. Byron.

1797

Scourse

Scourse (skōrs), v. t. See Scorse.

1798

Scouse

Scouse (skous), n.(Naut.) A sailor's dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. See Lobscouse. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

1799

Scout

Scout (skout), n. [Icel. skūta a small craft or cutter.] A swift sailing boat.So we took a scout, very much pleased with the manner and conversation of the passengers. Pepys.

1800

Scout (2)

Scout, n. [Icel. skūta to jut out. Cf. Scout to reject.] A projecting rock. Wright.

1801

Scout (3)

Scout (skout), v. t. [Icel. skūta a taunt; cf. Icel. skūta to jut out, skota to shove, skjōta to shoot, to shove. See Shoot.] To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to tr...

1802

Scout (4)

Scout, n. [OF. escoute scout, spy, fr. escouter, escolter, to listen, to hear, F. écouter, fr. L. auscultare, to hear with attention, to listen to. See Auscultation.] 1. A perso...

1803

Scout (5)

Scout, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scouted; p. pr. & vb. n.Scouting.] 1. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.Take more men,An...

1804

Scout (6)

Scout, v. i. To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.With obscure wingScout far and wide into the realm of night. Milton.

1805

Scout (7)

Scout, n. A boy scout (which see, above).

1806

Scovel

Scov″el (skŭv″'l), n. [OF. escouve, escouvette, broom, L. scopae, or cf. W. ysgubell, dim. of ysgub a broom.] A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.

1807

Scow

Scow (skou), n. [D. schouw.] (Naut.) A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.

1808

Scow (2)

Scow, v. t. To transport in a scow.

1809

Scowl

Scowl (skoul), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Scowled (skould); p. pr. & vb. n.Scowling.] [Akin to Dan. skule; cf. Icel. skolla to skulk, LG. schulen to hide one's self, D. schuilen, G. sch...