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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Scour,) Scowr, n.2 [17th c. Eng. skower ‘an apparatus for washing auriferous soil’ (OED; 1619); Scour v.] A hearty drink; ? a bumper; ? a tipple. —1657 Drummond Diary in Misc. Hist. Soc. VII 27.
We had a sad scowr in beare glasses
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