ˈoutˌskirrer Sc. rare.
[f. out- 8 + skirrer, scurrier, a scout.]
A scout; = outscourer.
1831 Tytler Lives Scott. Worthies I. 413 He had acquired by his spies and outskirrers a perfect knowledge of the disposition of the army of Lorn. |
ˈoutˌskirrer Sc. rare.
[f. out- 8 + skirrer, scurrier, a scout.]
A scout; = outscourer.
1831 Tytler Lives Scott. Worthies I. 413 He had acquired by his spies and outskirrers a perfect knowledge of the disposition of the army of Lorn. |
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