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(1):

(v. i.) To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.

(2):

(v. i.) To cleanse anything.

(3):

(v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing.

(4):

(v. i.) To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.

(5):

(v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.

(6):

(v. t.) To purge; as, to scour a horse.

(7):

(n.) A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.

(8):

(n.) Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.

(9):

(v. t.) 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.

(10):

(n.) The act of scouring.

(11):

(v. t.) To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.

(12):

(v. t.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scour'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scour.html. 1828.
 
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