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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶TOOR, adj. Tedious, wearisome, difficult (Ayr. 1880 Jam.).
[Hardly a descendant of Mid.Eng. toor, tor, id. Jam. suggests a corruption of Dour, but the word may not be authentic.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Toor adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/toor>
