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Sarse vs Carse - What's the difference?

sarse | carse |

As nouns the difference between sarse and carse

is that sarse is (countable) a sieve, especially a very fine one while carse is (scotland) low, fertile land; a river valley.

As a verb sarse

is to sift through a sieve or sarse.

sarse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A sieve, especially a very fine one.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1833 , author=(John Neal) , title=The Down-Easters, Volume 1 , passage=I wanted cabbage or potaters, or most any sort o' garden sarse … .}}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1870 , author=(Thomas Bailey Aldrich) , title=The Story of a Bad Boy , passage="I don't want any of your sarse ," said the boy, scowling.}}

    Verb

    (sars)
  • To sift through a sieve or sarse.

    • carse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) Low, fertile land; a river valley.
    • (Jamieson)
    (Webster 1913)