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Scurf vs Scur - What's the difference?

scurf | scur |

As nouns the difference between scurf and scur

is that scurf is a skin disease while scur is (veterinary) a distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow.

As a verb scur is

(intransitive|obsolete|uk|dialect) to move hastily; to scour.

scurf

English

Noun

  • A skin disease.
  • The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.
  • Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.
  • * Milton
    • There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top / Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire / Shone with a glossy scurf .
  • (figurative) The foul remains of anything adherent.
  • * Dryden
    • The scurf is worn away of each committed crime.
  • (botany) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
    • (Gray)

    scur

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (veterinary) A distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare .

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (intransitive, obsolete, UK, dialect) To move hastily; to scour.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)

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