First Known Use: circa 1548
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skirr
verb \ˈskər, ˈskir\
Definition of SKIRR
intransitive verb
1
: to leave hastily : flee <birds skirred off from the bushes — D. H. Lawrence>
2
: to run, fly, sail, or move along rapidly
transitive verb
1
: to search about in <skirr the country round — Shakespeare>
2
: to pass rapidly over : skim
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Origin of SKIRR
perhaps alteration of 3scour
Rhymes with SKIRR
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