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Bit of horn tissue
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scur
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Etymology 1 n. (context veterinary English) A distorted horn, regrown after the disbudding operation of a goat, sheep, or cow. Etymology 2 vb. (context intransitive obsolete UK dialect English) To move hastily; to scour.
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A scur is an incompletely developed horn growth. In cattle , scurs are not attached to the skull, whereas horns are attached and have blood vessels and nerves. Scurs may also occur in sheep .
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Scur \Scur\ (sk[^u]r), v. i. [Cf. Scour to run.] To move hastily; to scour. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.