Meaning of Scour | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
   countable, uncountable
2. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
   countable, uncountable
3. A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
   countable, uncountable
4. Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the structure.”

“The general manner of working this sluice is to take in every alternate tide during the high tides in dry weather, and to let them off for scours for the harbour. In wet weather, or during neap tides, no scours are kept back, nor is it of any consequence to the harbour if no tides are suffered to pass up through the sluice at such times.”

“It is believed that scour, caused by record river flows as a result of snow melt and heavy rainfall, triggered the collapse of the Yellowstone Twin River Bridges in Stillwater County, Montana, on June 24.”

“Fish as near the middle of the stream as you can in the spring months, and also on the shallows and scowers; but in the winter, in deep holes; let the bait drag two or three inches on the ground.”

“Trout always have a recognised home of their own, inhabited by a pretty fixed number of individuals. If you catch the two sole denizens of a particular scour, you will find another pair installed in their place to-morrow.”

“I am particularly interested in the wool processing indusries, which make a major contribution to the Hawke's Bay regional economy. There are five wool scours in the area, all of them located within the Hawke's Bay electorate. […] I am pleased to report that the prototype Drycom system was given its first full trial at the UEB Awatoto scour in Hawke's Bay.”

“The Cause and Nature of the Skit, or Scour, of Sheep and Lambs.”

“[…] lambs, and on the appearance of the skit or scour, the necessity for a change of food is indicated.”

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