- Akin to LG. schüren, D. schurenschueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf. Cure
- To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.
- To purge; as, to scour a horse.
- To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away.I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it.
- Perhaps a different word; cf. OF. escorreescourre, It. scorrere, both fr. L. excurrere to run forth. Cf. ExcursionTo pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain.
- To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.If my neighbor ought to scour a ditch.
