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clour.

A field.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A field.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cloure (“field”).

verb
  1. To inflict a blow on; punch.

    Scotland · transitive
  2. To make a dent or bump on; ding.

    Scotland · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Scots clour, from Early Scots clour, clowr (“a lump or swelling caused by a blow, welt”), of uncertain origin. Often assumed to be a variant of Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), however derivation is doubtful as the shift in meaning is difficult to explain. More at cloor.

noun
  1. A blow or impingement.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

From Scots clour, from Early Scots clour, clowr (“a lump or swelling caused by a blow, welt”), of uncertain origin. Often assumed to be a variant of Scots cloor (“to scratch; a scratch”), from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the nails”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), however derivation is doubtful as the shift in meaning is difficult to explain. More at cloor.

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