Standard Lemma guide

scours

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S K AW1 ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Diarrhea in horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A place where wool was washed and cleaned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, plural, plural-only

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3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of scour

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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4

noun

Meaning 4

diarrhea in livestock

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: animal disease

History

Etymology

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