▪ I. † ˈscourage1 Obs.
Forms: 5 scur-, 6 scurr-, scower-, scourage, scouradge.
[f. scour v.1 + -age.]
The act of scouting or skirmishing. Phr. to make scourage or keep scourage.
| 1470 Hardyng Chron. Pref. 1 To scarmyse als, and make sykyr scurage. 1520 in Rutland Papers (Camden) 43 It is ordred that Sir Griffythe Ryce, Sir William Bulmer, Sir Richard Tempest, with theyre cumpanyes, shall make scurrage that day for discoueryng the cuntrey for the kings suertie. 1557 Ld. Warton in Strype Eccl. Mem. (1721) III. ii. 266 Our Men..upon their Retyre followed them with Scowerage towards Tividale. 1560 in J. Scott Berwick-upon-Tweed (1888) 448 Yf any soldiers of the garrison be appointed to keep scourage. 1579 Digges Stratiot. 108 He is to appoynt which bands of Horse shall go to the watch or scouradge. |
▪ II. ˈscourage2 rare.
In 7 -idge.
[f. scour v.2 + -age.]
Material for scouring; ‘refuse water after cleansing or scouring’ (Ogilvie, 1882).
| a 1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhem. N.T. (1618) Pref. 30 The sope, niter and scouridge, that the Iesuites are able eyther to beg, to borrow, to steale, or otherwise come by; are not able to cleanse the vulgar translation. |